Infamous Sydney crime figure, Tilley Devine, portrayed un the TV series Underbelly, had a link to Kalgoorlie Boulder after being arrested and jailed on the Goldfields. Matilda ‘Tilley” Devine, was born in England in 1900 and became a prominent crime syndicate crime figure involved in sly grog dealing and razor gangs, but most notably as […]
Whites Boot Palace
Whites Boot Palace next to the Tattersalls Hotel in Burt Street, Boulder, 1908
Caris Brothers : pioneer profile
Many of you will have heard of the Caris Brothers Jewellers that used to be in the Hay Street Mall in Perth, but did you know the business started in the Goldfields? Some years ago I was contacted by Lloyd Caris, he asked if I could help him with his family history as he was […]
Anastasia (Annie) Williams – grave tales
On the 7th October 1916, there occurred the death of Anastasia (Annie) Mary WILLIAMS of 3 Bourke Street, Kalgoorlie. She was age 42yrs and was born in Killkenny Ireland in 1864. Her husband was Abraham Williams and she had five children, James, Dannie, Gordon, Cassie and May (May married Mr E Morgan EVANS of Gwalia […]
Whats in a Name? :
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 […]
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