This publication was first published in 1996 and was written by the late Mr E A Dawson. It gives the origins of street names through Kalgoorlie Boulder. Here are a couple of entries:- MARSHALL STREET, Piccadilly:- John Marshall was a member of the Kalgoorlie Municipal Council in 1901. He was born in Scotland in 1859 […]
A Very Pretty Wedding – James Faull & Annie Nutman
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 bride’s 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 […]
Horace LAMBLEY – A Forgotten Victim of War
HORACE LAMBLEY: – It is not known why Horace Lambley came to Kalgoorlie and was buried here in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery, alone, and a long way from his family. His life after the war was a sad one and is a testament to possible mental problems arising from his service, as was the case for […]
The Corrick Family Entertainers:
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, […]
The Story of a Sign – J Moriarty Hairdresser!
I was recently contacted by a reader who sent me the following story about his efforts to return a shop sign that came into his possession. So far he had hit a brick wall but thought you may like to read about his search so far and maybe someone will know a ‘Moriarty’ descendant. I […]