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The Great Goldfields Flood of 1948 – a verse

17/08/2019 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

The heaviest rainfall in Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s history occurred 70 years ago—during the weekend of Saturday-Sunday the 21st and 22nd of February 1948.  Nearly 300 millimetres of rain fell in less than 36 hours, causing widespread flooding and severe property damage.  A massive clean-up operation followed. It was nature’s kind of anger, a weekend of solid rain […]

Filed Under: Poets Corner Tagged With: Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder

The Maid From Mullingar –

20/07/2019 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

THE MAID FROM MULLINGAR From The Sun, 16 July 1905 She was a maiden from Melbourne, Modest and bashful in style, a neat little jigger, with a capital figure and such a sweet Sunday School smile. In service she worked as a housemaid and turned out a regular star, for when she went out, they […]

Filed Under: Poets Corner Tagged With: Kalgoorlie boulder, Mullingar

Matthew Jackson – Boulder pioneer

09/07/2019 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Matthew Jackson, a merchant of Boulder, was born in Alston, Cumberland, England on the 25 November 1865 and is a son of Mr. Joseph Jackson of the same place. The latter gentleman was one of the early prospectors of Victoria in 1860 and was the first to erect a puddling machine in the gold mining […]

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

Sparta Soccer Club-

16/06/2019 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

The following photographs have been shared  by Outback Family History reader, Gwen Dundon. Her father, David A Reed, was one of the players. Sparta Soccer Club 1935 Winners Mewburn league Cup & Nicholson Cup Back Row: L-R  Dresa, Rocki, Botica, Silich, Evas, Frankovich, Vlasich Centre Row: Franich, Woodland (V Capt), Olds (President), David Reed (Captain), […]

Filed Under: People, Sport Tagged With: Kalgoorlie boulder, soccer, sport, Western Australia

Australian Sikh & Hindu – Indian Wrestlers

16/06/2019 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Wrestling was a National sport in India and many Indians maintained their interest in the sport when they came to Australia competing at all levels of the sport that were staged in a wide range of venues, for example; Massa Singh fought Australian Harry Pearce for a purse of £100 ($200) in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, […]

Filed Under: People, Sport Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Hindu, Indian, Kalgoorlie boulder, Sikh, sport, Western Australia, Wrestling

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