On the 15th November 1900 Alice Jane FARQUHAR nee NICOL, aged 41yrs, was buried in the Anglican section of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. After 120 years you will see that her memorial has stood the test of time. Alice was the daughter of Alexander NICOL who was a shipowner and Lord Provost of Aberdeen and Jane nee […]
A clock on the wall – Lindell Jewellers
19/09/2020 By Leave a Comment
In 2008 I was contacted by Kirsti Hiekka Langbein who lives in Finland, and who was seeking information on her Grandfather who was a jeweller in early Kalgoorlie. We corresponded for some time and I was able to tell her that the clock in the Kalgoorlie town hall chambers was made by Lindell’s Jewellers, as was […]
Frank Albert Day – mascot to the 11th Battalion
05/09/2020 By Leave a Comment
Story by:- David McMillan Truth can be stranger than fiction can’t it? Frank Day’s life is stranger than most and shouldn’t be forgotten. Blackboy Hill was the Western Australian training camp established in 1914 to house local Australian Imperial Force (AIF) recruits before they left for the battlefronts in the Middle East and Western Europe. […]
The Boy from Maryborough – grave tales
05/09/2020 By 2 Comments
Copy of extract taken from Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser – 4 Nov 1907 OLD MARYBOROUGH BOY Mr William Henry STANLEY On Wednesday last there arrived in Maryborough from Kalgoorlie, Mr W.H. Stanley, Manager of the Kalgoorlie Electric Tramways Ltd. Mr Stanley’s mother and father, who are still living, are two of the oldest identities of […]
Royce Woodhead – a soldier in the making
29/08/2020 By Leave a Comment
North Kalgoorlie School Cadets, winners of the best shooting school cadets. Taken in 1909. Back row ? SMITH, Jack BACKHOUSE, Captain Lionel JEFFRIES, E STRANGER, Eric LEAN Front Row: Royce WOODHEAD, Tom CLEMENTS, B CAPLE, Sid KINGS. Young Royce Woodhead would have been about 14 yrs old in the above photograph, although he look younger, […]
