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The Railway Chronicle: Tales from the Desert Echo

16/11/2014 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

The “Desert Echo’ was a handwritten newspaper published by the workers employed on the Trans Australia Rail Line. It wasn’t possible for them to receive updates on contemporary news, so they made their own. This small document is an amazing snapshot of the everyday lives of the men who worked on this lonely and isolated […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Desert Echo, Family History, Goldfields history Kalgoorlie Cemetery E - H, handwritten, kalgoorlie history, old Newspapers, Trans Australian Railway

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