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Edwards- Embleton Wedding

11/07/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 – 1954), Sunday 27 September 1936, page 7 Edwards-Embleton Wedding On the occasion of the marriage of Frank, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Edwards, of Edwards Find, Southern Cross, to Ena, eldest daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. Embleton, of Kalgoorlie, which took place in Saint […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Edwards Find, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder

McKee’s Denver City Hotel:

29/06/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 – 1954), Saturday 10 September 1898, page 52 DENVER CITY HOTEL,   Corner of Bayley and Lefroy Streets, Coolgardie. The Denver City Hotel is a fine new building, of brick and stone, situate at the corner of Bayley street and Lefroy street, in Coolgardie. Its position is very convenient for […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Coolgardie, Goldfields History, Hotels, Kalgoorlie boulder

Boulder Cemetery – a long time coming

25/06/2018 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

GREAT NEWS!!!! The current Boulder Cemetery is now available in full on the Outback Family History website as of today. Up until now it has only had a partial list, but thanks to Danelle Warnock, who has been editing and adding to the data for some time now, it is now online. It wouldn’t have […]

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

Warden Finnerty : that is the question?

24/06/2018 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

These two photographs present a mystery which is unlikely to be resolved. Both are believe to be the same man at different points in his life, but confirmation of that is a tall order. John Michael Finnerty was born in Ireland and educated at Rugby school, his father was Major Finnerty, who saw service in […]

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

The Underground Miner – a verse

21/06/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

     Miners they wait above the deep shaft             | Laid-back, and not keen for a start They’re yakking and reflecting on life Of girls, sport and staying out of strife Bells ring as the cage door swings open They step inside for a job they’ve chosen Dropping to a […]

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

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