KUNANALLING (Also known as the 25 Mile) GPS 30 41 05 S 121 04 0E The townsite of Kunanalling is located in the eastern goldfields, 25 “miles” from Coolgardie and it was first known as the “25 Mile” when the Warden for this goldfields area recommended a townsite be declared in 1895. At this time […]
Called Home to Jesus – grave tales
24/03/2018 By 2 Comments
On the 6th November 1911 little Dorothea Ruby Olive WRAIGH, age 9yrs, passed away in the Infectious Disease Hospital in Kalgoorlie. Exactly a week later her little brother Alwyn George WRAIGHT, aged 7mth, also died. They are buried together in the Boulder Cemetery. Dorothea was born in Coolgardie on the 20th Nov 1902 to George […]
Paddy and the Snake:-
24/02/2018 By 1 Comment
Paddy NEVIN was an elderly identity pf Kunanalling who lived by himself ina camp on the outskirts of town. Paddy had been involved in a nasty accident in his younger days, being dragged the length of a platform by a train, inflicting horrible painful injuries to his right leg. A stiff leg was to afflict […]
Kunanalling and Beyond – book review
24/02/2018 By 6 Comments
In 1895 gold was discovered in the area by prospectors and it was initially known as 25 mile which is its distance from Coolgardie. The goldfields warden recommended that a townsite be declared in the same area. The town was also called Connanalling but the spelling was changed by the Lands department when the town was gazetted in […]
Kunanalling – Ghost Town
11/02/2014 By 2 Comments
Kunanalling – Ghost Town Latitude 30 141’ S Longitude 121 04’ E Now an abandoned townsite, Kunanalling is located in what is now the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia 25 “miles” (32 Kms) from Coolgardie on the road that traversed the western side of Mt Burges. Gold was discovered here in 1892 and it was known […]
