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Queen Victoria is Dead

23/01/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Queen Victoria

On the 22nd of January 1901, 121 years ago, Queen Victoria died. This is how the Goldfields heard and what happened. From the Western Argus 29th January 1901 pg 9 THE DEAD SOVEREIGN HONOURED AT KALGOORLIE Directly it was made known to the people of Kalgoorlie that the worst fears regarding Queen Victoria had been […]

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Filed Under: Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Queen Victoria, Seperation for Federation, Western Australia

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