James Joseph NILAND was born in Tubbercurry Ireland. a machine miner at the Lake View and Star GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder. James married Margaret Ellen MURPHY in Fremantle WA on 2nd September 1895. Margaret was born in Marble Bar, Ireland. The family moved to Kanowna where their first child Catherine was born and then on to Boulder […]
Joseph Henry Pellew – grave tales
09/04/2022 By 1 Comment
Joseph Henry Pellew died on 19th November 1904 aged 50yrs at his home at 14 MacDonald Street, Kalgoorlie. J H Pellew was the founder of the popular stores named after him in Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie, Menzies, and Fremantle. Joseph was born on the 12th of April 1854 in Magill, Adelaide South Australia, and was the son […]
Elsie Fletcher – a Boulder Girl
02/04/2022 By Leave a Comment
On the 13th of February 1903, Miss Elsie Evelyn Fletcher died at her parent’s home at 3 Brookman Street, Boulder. She was the eldest daughter of Edmund and Elsie Fletcher of Boulder. her father was a well-known butcher in Burt Street. It is not known what caused her death, she wasn’t admitted to the hospital. […]
Constable Edward Tindall – grave tales
26/03/2022 By Leave a Comment
Death from Typhoid Fever was common around the turn of the 19th century. Many of the victims were fit young men who could succumb to the disease and perish very quickly as this story of a young Police Constable, who had been on the Goldfields less than 6 months, will tell. The following is an […]
Hans Christian Biltoft – grave tales
19/02/2022 By Leave a Comment
Hans Christian Biltoft was born on 12 February 1864 in Grindsted, Ribe, Denmark, his father, Thoger Biltoft, was 34 and his mother, Ane Marie nee Hansen, was 24. After completing his schooling in Denmark Hans was involved in seafaring for six years. In 1880 he left the sea and became involved in photography. He arrived […]
