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James Connolly – grave tales

20/06/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

This grave is one of the earliest in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. James Connolly died before the first Cemetery Board was appointed in December 1896 and the current numbering system commenced.  There is no grave number on the grave but according to the records for this period  number 23 was allocated at the time. He is […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Mazzucchelli’s- The Beginning and End of an Era

06/06/2020 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

MAZZUCCHELLI’S the Jewellers first opened its ‘golden’ doors in 1903 in Boulder, Western Australia under the partnership of watchmaker Matthew Mazzucchelli and jeweller Sam Downes. Matthew’s father, Joseph, an Italian from the village of Poschiavo in Switzerland, emigrated to Australia as a miner in 1859 during the Victorian gold rush. Matthew was born in 1876 […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

The Last Australian at Gallipoli:

06/06/2020 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

The following story was recently sent to me by Ian Shaw. He told me that he had lost track of a relative by the name of Eli Shaw.  This is what he said- It wasn’t until I started looking outside Victoria that Eli Shaw again appeared, this time hunting for gold on the Eastern Goldfields […]

Filed Under: Soldiers Story Tagged With: Australian History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia, WW1

Suicide, Cyanide and Scones –

23/05/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Murchison Advocate 27 February 1904, page 3 Suicide and Attempted Murder. A SENSATIONAL AFFAIR At Boulder this morning, Alexander Solomon, a notorious character and well known to the police, was arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a young fellow named Thomas Rassmussen. While being searched in the lockup at the police station, he […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, murder, Poison, Western Australia

Sinking a New Shaft- North Kalgurli – 1950

16/04/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

North Kalgurli (1912) Ltd Mine –   Shift Crew Sinking a new shaft 11th Dec 1950 – Completed sinking 10th Jun 1952. sent by Dallas Calneggia (Geoffrey Lee is her father) Back Row: J Martin (Winderdriver), L Miller (Winderdriver), K Bishop (Carpenter), G Thompson (Shaft sinker), R Bevis (Shaft Sinker), D Erceg (Shaft Sinker), Middle Row […]

Filed Under: People, Towns and Places Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Miners, Western Australia

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