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Coolgardie Footballers – 1930’s

29/05/2018 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

Back Row:- L-R ? – ? – ? – Len PERRY – ? – George TREHERN – Bub KEMP – ? – Jack CAVAZZI. Front Row:– ? – Bill ALLEN – Jack HEWITT – Telf PEDRETTI – ? – ? – ? – George PATIENCE -Jimmy PEDRETTI. Front Lying:– Henry POSTANS. Back Row:- L-R […]

What is a Homestead Lease ???

28/05/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The Homestead Leases, or more correctly Miners Homestead Leases (MHL), were issued under the mining laws of the time – until the demise of the 1904 Mining Act in 1982. These laws allowed bonefide miners/prospectors who held a Gold Mining Lease (GML) in the area to apply for suitable land (mostly away from their workings) […]

The Fields Find Tragedy-

27/05/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The worst accident ever to happen on the Yalgoo Goldfields at Fields Find was on the 31st Aug 1899. On this date, four men were working in the No. 1 shaft of the Fields Find GM. Fields Find is located between Yalgoo and Paynes Find, approximately 54km northwest of Paynes Find. They were Daniel HOGAN […]

Then and Now – 7 Wordsworth Street

27/05/2018 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

I just love a ‘Then and Now’ photo. These ones were sent to me by Ray Morris from his family album of 7 Wordsworth Street, Kalgoorlie. 7 Wordsworth was the family home for Charles Emmanuel TRELOAR & Alice TRELOAR nee WESTON (Alice being Ernest Joseph WESTON’s next eldest sister) with Edna May CASTLE nee TRELOAR […]

Kookynie people and places:-

26/05/2018 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Robert James REA’S EMPORIUM After a round of experience on the fields, MR. R. J. Rea was one of the first, if not the first, to secure a business block, and start operations in Kookynie. Mr Rea, attracted by wondrous tales of gold, came to this State in April, 1895, and entered into business […]