‘Playing Hooky’, many of you, myself included, may think this means by definition:- To be absent from school with out permission or excuse. However if you were a drinker in the 1930’s in Kalgoorlie Boulder you probably would remember a quite different game. I first heard of this game when an ‘Outback Family History’ reader, […]
Robbery Under Arms – by John Marshall
Robbery Under Arms on the Coolgardie Road In the early days of the Goldfields the escort used to leave Coolgardie every week with parcels of gold varying from £5000 to £50,000 in value. It was a common remark to hear passed by the diggers, who usually gathered to watch the gold being taken out of […]
Hall of Fame Memorial Garden
I would like to let everyone know about the ‘Memorial Garden’ that has been established at the ‘Mining Hall of Fame’. Last year saw the placement of the first personal memorial to a miner who was killed in an accident at work. The staff at the Mining Hall of Fame were so very helpful in […]
The First Line into ‘The Old Town’
Many of you may have seen this sign which is located near the entrance of the carpark near Kmart in Brookman Street. It is on the site of what used to be the corner of Cassidy and Brookman Streets. It marks the point where the telegraph line entered into what was then called Hannans and […]
The Tragic Death of Mollie Smith
On the 3rd July 1924, a young teacher aged 18 years, Mary ‘Mollie’ Smith, was tragically burned to death in front of her class of young children. It must have been horrific for the children present. She is buried in the Boulder Cemetery. MARY ‘MOLLIE’ FINDLATER SMITH Mollie Findlater SMITH was born in 1905 in […]
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