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Frankie Hayman – grave tales

14/03/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Frank Lawford HAYMAN, aged 2yrs 7mths (born Kalgoorlie), buried 12th December 1923 in the Anglican Section of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. Kalgoorlie Miner 21 December 1923, page 4 THANKS.— Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Edie Hayman, 103 Addis street, Kalgoorlie, desire to thank friends for their kind messages of sympathy during their recent sad bereavement. At […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, kalgoorlie cemetery, Western Australia

The Asplin Brothers – pioneer profile

12/03/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

From Jo Roelofs:  Jo has very kindly share these wonderful family photo with us. Attached are photos of my Great Grandfather Thomas Asplin  with his water condenser at Coolgardie 1898-9. According to Post Office Directory of Coolgardie 1898-99, he had his condenser in Shaw St on the right hand side if travelling from Lefroy St […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, water, Western Australia

Coolgardie Pioneer Cemetery –

07/03/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The first burial at Coolgardie was of a man only known as ‘Ginger’ who succumbed to a severe bout of dysentery in 1893 and was buried as ‘Buffalo’ because a copy of that Lodge’s Rule Book was found in his camp at the foot of Mt Eva. Later, an old prospector was taken to his […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Coolgardie, Western Australia

Douglas William Gray – grave tales

07/03/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Douglas William ‘Dug’ GRAY, age 40yrs, Buried 12th June 1910, Anglican Section Kalgoorlie Cemetery Grave 3540. Registration 89/1910 East Coolgardie (Kalgoorlie). Douglas was the son of Douglas Gray and Emma Harriet PYKE. He was born in Marybrough Victoria in 1871 and was married to Mary Elizabeth GILHOLM in Boulder WA in 1900. They had two […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Cemeteries, Goldfields History, Grave Tales., Western Australia

The Great Unwashed Preserver of the Peace:

29/02/2020 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

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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