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The 1942 Boulder Bombings – By Peter Skehan

20/05/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

BOULDER BOMBINGS” “GHASTLY TRAGEDY” “TERRIBLE SCENES OF SLAUGHTER” “FOURTEEN MURDERED” These are among the headlines which greeted the public after what could be described as this State’s largest multiple murder. The surprising thing about these horrific murders is the fact that they have receded into history without our current generation being aware of this devastating […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Boulder, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, police history, Western Australia

Peter Dennis KAVANAGH – a ledgend in his time

07/04/2015 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Detective Kavanagh and Family 1908

Peter Dennis Kavanagh joined the Police Force when he was twenty-one. How he crushed the gold-stealing industry on the Golden Mile has now gone down in history. He was tutored by that wonderfully astute Excise Inspector – John Mitchell Christie. He was a born detective, keen and shrewd, with boundless energy. He was also a […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kavanagh, police history, Western Australia

The Great Unwashed Preserver of the Peace:

23/03/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Coolgardie police

Constable JOLLY – Coolgardie, Western Australia 1909 Nick-named ‘The Great Unwashed Preserver of the Peace’ Constable Jolly blamed the scarcity of water for his economical use of it, which in turn, caused some dissatisfaction among his fellow police officers who finally planned to lure him to Silverthorne’s dam and push him in. This drastic step […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, police history, Western Australia

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