Coolgardie was booming, diggers who had struck it rich were as common as sand flies; money was easy to come by and even easier to lose. If you wanted to part with what you had in a hurry, ‘Hughie the Baker’ or ‘Handsome Jack Wilson’, the town’s leading professional gamblers would assist you in your […]
Kookaburra’s Gold: Alec Epis Tale of Grit and Glory –
Alessandro ‘Alec’ EPIS ‘Kookaburra’ by Tony De Bolfo – Aug 2006 Alec Epis never married or fathered any children, but he’s never been lonely. That he says is the legacy of his Italian upbringing in one of Australia’s most inhospitable environments. “They were hard days but they were happy days”, Alex said of his boyhood […]
A Station Reinvented -by mike duggan
I have often come across stories of building which have been moved from place to place in the Goldfields mailnly because of the cost of bringing building materials to the region. This is why most abandoned towns have no buildings left to see. It is quite understandable that the buildings themselves should be moved or […]
A History of ‘The Round’ by Darren McAullay
The Round By Darren McAullay It is, without doubt, one of the biggest, most colourful, and successful racing carnivals to be staged anywhere in Australia. It is steeped in history, has been the scene of some of the most incredible events both on and off the track and for many, it has etched memories that […]
125 Years of Kangas – book review
The Kalgoorlie City Football Club recently celebrated 125 years of football, and with it came a book authored by John Terrell with heavy local research assistance coming from local club stalwart Cobber Rogers (88). The club, through its predecessor Hannans, was established at a meeting at the Exchange Hotel in Kalgoorlie on 3 May 1895. […]
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