Mr Edward Pauley was the senior partner in the firm of Pauley Bros, produce merchants of Boulder. He was born in Bendigo Victoria on the 5 Apr 1869. He was the son of the late Edward Pauley, a farmer, who was one of the first to prove the existence of payable gold in Bendigo. Mr […]
Albert William Rodda – pioneer profile
Albert William Rodda of Boulder City, was born at Tanunda South Australia on the 24th May 1858 and is the son of the late William Murdoch Rodda. He received his education his native town and at the age of 14yrs was apprenticed to the storekeeping trade for four years. At the ned of this time he […]
A Generous Man – Romeo Stefani
Romeo Battista Stefani, or Ron to his friends, was best know to the people of the Goldfields as a hard working generous man who ran the Kalgoorlie Wine Saloon and Amalfi Restaurant from 1952 – 1977. For some Italians who were migrants to the Goldfields during that time he became a father figure. Far from […]
G H Rainsford – pioneer profile
George Henry Rainsford was a well-known figure around Kalgoorlie Boulder for over 30 years. He was a Councillor on the Boulder Council for 10yrs and then served for 6yrs as Mayor of that City. He was then appointed to the Kalgoorlie Council in 1932. As well as his Municipal duties he carried our a thriving […]
In 1918 Painters were Expendable!
I was recently sent this wonderful photograph by June Rundle who found it amongst her mothers effects. June told me:- This is a photo of the Town clock being painted back in 1918. Mr George Blackwell was my grandfather (my mother’s father – yes my mother Phyllis Blackwell married Herb Blacker – just to confuse […]
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