Street Names of Kalgoorlie Boulder, this excellent little book was published by the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society in 1996 and was written by E A Dawson. I actually came up with the title of the book but thats as much as my contribution was. Many of the streets have been named after Mayors and Councillors […]
The Picadilly Police Station
This photograph shows Constable Jeremiah John JONES and his wife Evelyn Mortimer nee HOLLOWAY and their infant daughter Eveleyn Margaret Jones, born 1903 in Kalgoorlie (their only child). Jeremiah was born in May 1873 at Wangaratta, Victoria to Owen Jones and Ann Kennedy. He died in Merredin WA in 1932 and is buried there with […]
The Laslett Building-
I am sure you will all have seen the beautiful Laslett Building in Hannan Street which the family built and which stands on the site where this photograph was taken. I just love the following photo, as our Family is in Real Estate I found it particularly fascinating. It is of the Laslett family who […]
Whats in a Name – The Moonta Turks
I have often wondered about the names of these teams. They are both Cricket and Football teams with the same name, the Moonta Turks. This in its self is quite unusual I think, and I have not been able to find out the origin of the name. I first noticed it because my maiden name […]
Picture Perfect – T F MacKay Studios
This is the first in a series of profiles on Goldfields Photographers. Some, like the T F MacKay Studios, ran a successful commercial ventures, mainly catering for portraiture photography. Others were travellers who went around to the outlying areas taking pictures of both people and places. In 1917, Joseph J Dwyer sold his studio to […]
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