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Goldfields Heroes – The Dease Collection 1

01/09/2016 By Moya Sharp 6 Comments

George Brabner

‘Kalgoorlie Boys’ The following photograph are from the “The Soldiers of Barrack Street” collection and are  the work of famed West Australian photographer Denis Dease who operated the Dease studio at 117 Barrack Street from 1898 to 1929. Dease was a prolific photographer of great importance.These photographs are all men with connections to Kalgoorlie. The full […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Soldiers, Western Australia, WW1

And a Good Time Was Had By All

30/08/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Egg and Spoon Race, Bricknells Picnic 1908

Every Year the Bricknell Grocery Store in Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie would hold a picnic for their employees which was a much looked forward to event. It was usually held in September and all the staff would attend. There were games and races and lots of food and drink. The event was usually held outside of […]

Filed Under: Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Bricknells, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

The Rose Garden Memorial – KRH

28/08/2016 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Cyril Joseph Della Bosca

Kalgoorlie regional Hospital, St Albans Road, Kalgoorlie Western Australia,  ‘Lat: -30.741389  Long: 121.471111’ (Photographs by Sandy Duncan) Many Readers may be unaware that we have a WW2 memorial at the Rose Garden at the Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital at the St Albans Road Entrance. The memorial is in the form of an individual plaque for a […]

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

John Mohr and Bros – Champion Greengrocer and Hawker

20/08/2016 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

J Mohr & Co

1901. Mr John Charles Mohr with young boy (Charlie Jones) Mr Mohr was born in 1875, his parents ran a green grocers in Northam. He came to the Goldfields as a young man in search of gold in 1894. At one time he did the mail run on a push bike between Coolgardie and Broadarrow […]

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

DANIEL— CRAIG. A pretty wedding !!

09/08/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Craig Daniel Wedding 1907

DANIEL— CRAIG. A pretty wedding took place on Friday, October 25 1907, at Mr. J. C. Bell’s residence, ‘Craigross,’  64 Addis Street, Lamington Heights, when Miss Nellie Craig, of Perth,  was married to Mr. Fred. Daniel of Kalgoorlie. The ceremony was performed by Mr. John Stuart, an evangelist of the Church of Christ, Egan Street. The bride, who was given […]

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

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