Hilda Jarvis (Nee Jones) ‘The Goat Lady’. This is a photo of her taken in 1990 by Roger Garwood and features in his book ‘Off Like Flies’. I was lucky to meet both her and her son George. Towards the end of her life she had to move into town and lived at the ‘Little […]
Whats in a Name – Street Names of Kalgoorlie Boulder
18/05/2015 By 5 Comments
The above publication was published in 1996 and was written by the late Mr E A Dawson. It give the origins of street names through Kalgoorlie Boulder. Here are a couple:- MARSHALL STREET, Piccadilly:- John Marshall was a member of the Kalgoorlie Municipal Council on 1901. He was born in Scotland in 1859 and came […]
Fancy Dress Friday – Japanese Girls
01/05/2015 By 2 Comments
Fancy Dress Balls and school performances were a very popular events in the early goldfields. A great deal of time must have been spent making the costumes as many were very elaborate. They would usually be in groups of four, six, eight and sometimes more. Each would have a ‘theme’ and the groups were called […]
A Very Pretty Wedding – James Faull married Annie Nutman
29/04/2015 By 1 Comment
The wedding of the daughter of the North Kalgurli mine, Annie Nutman, was celebrated in style. This photograph shows the wedding party at the home of the brides parents and it looks like no expense was spared. The church where the wedding took place was St Michael and All Angels, Brownhill. The ceremony must have […]
The Corrick Family Entertainers:
20/03/2015 By Leave a Comment
BOULDER- TOWN HALL. ‘THE CORRICK FAMILY” Saturday 14th August 1909. The Corrick Family continued their Boulder season last night. There was a large attendance in the popular portion of the house. The items of the program consisted of orchestral selections and choruses by the full strength of the company and a fine hand bell performance, […]
