The Sun. Kalgoorlie 8 December 1901 North Country Notes by Pharisee Since the advent of the navvies with the Malcolm-Leonora railway construction, the Malcolm hash houses have received a severe shaking up. Formerly it was only possible to get a square feed if – like Oliver Twist — a man possessed the grit to ask […]
The Last Survivor of the “Ragged Thirteen” — Camel Billy Recalls the Wild Goldfields Days
Sunday Times 19 February 1939, page 6 Three Pioneers of the Goldfields Arrived in Perth Yesterday Ages Total 237 Years One is a survivor of ‘The Ragged Thirteen’ Three goldfields pioneers, whose combined ages total 237 years, arrived in Perth together yesterday morning by the Westland express for treatment at the Perth Hospital. They are: […]
Capturing the Goldfields: The Pioneering Lens of William Roy Millar
The Pioneer PhotographerPublished by: Julia Robinson-White on 17 March 2020www.dustandglare.home.blog I’m sure that you will agree that we owe a great debt to the early photographers who captured life on the Goldfields that no written version of events could possibly portray. Not only are the family photographs of the people, but a record of important […]
Not Just a President Wife – Lou Henry Hoover
Lou Henry Hoover was the wife of Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States of America. There has been a great deal written about her husband’s time on the Goldfields of Western Australia, but very little has been told about his wife’s achievements in her own right. During her time as ‘First […]
The Cobbled Road Near Poison Creek –
Some time ago, I was contacted by Terri Watson, who sent me this fascinating story. Is there anyone out there who knows anything about this mystery road? I know nothing about it. This is what Terri told me:- “We are currently care taking a non-operational mine site along the Old Agnew Rd and over the […]
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