This article appeared just one year before the ‘Rabbit Proof Fence” was started. The fence wouldn’t be finished until 1907. This may be the first recorded sighting of rabbits on the Eastern Goldfields. Kalgoorlie Western Argus 23 October 1900 The Rabbits are Coming! Widgiemooltha Oct 15 1900 – Two local prospectors named J. Reed […]
The Matron’s Hidden Jewels: The Remarkable Life of Emily Hart
Thanks to Marion Ward for researching this amazing woman. She’s a real heroine of the bush. This history was researched to hopefully provide the provenance of a collection of jewellery, which was donated to a suburban historical society. I was the ‘Keeper of Records’ at the society and decided to undertake the task of research […]
Across the Waterless Spinifex: Jim Keen’s Ordeal
Daily News – Perth – 27 October 1934, page 16 Jim Keen, who arrived in Kalgoorlie from the East this week with three camels, has prospected in several other countries besides Australia and has had some narrow shaves in the last 40 years. But he reckons the narrowest he has had was just recently, when […]
The Grave in the Spinifex – The Lonely Grave of Bob True
If you were travelling in the Outback North of Laverton in Western Australia and you came across this imposing grave and headstone, you may think that this must be someone of importance to have such an impressive memorial in such a remote place. How hard must it have been to have the memorial made and […]
The Hotel Australia, Laverton: A Goldfields Survivor
The Hotel Australia in Laverton, Western Australia, still stands today. It has changed very little over the years, as you will see from the following photographs. The building has been reused for lots of different purposes over the years, but the façade has remained throughout its various uses. Originally, the Hotel Australia was built in […]
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