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Distressing Complications – grave tales

23/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Yerilla Cemetery The First Burial Distressing Complications On Monday morning 22 March 1897 Mr Simon Elliott, age 63 yrs, manager of the Yerilla Claims died suddenly at GM Lease 64R. He was at work but died as a result of a rupture of the heart and was buried the next day. Death certified in writing […]

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

Men Of Western Australia – book review

12/12/2016 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

You may not have come across the following book as it is quite rare. Published  in 1937 by V.H. Colless it features men of Western Australia in the public, professional, ecclesiastical, commercial and sporting life. It is from 1936-1937. One person is featured on each page and includes a short biography and a photo of the […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Australian History, Men of Western Australia, Western Australia

The Late Phil Goatcher – obituary

11/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Phillip Goatcher obituary, Sunday Times 10 Oct 1931Well known and popular painter and decorator of Perth whose death occurred on Thursday last in his 80th year. He is buried in the Anglican section of the Karrakatta Cemetery with his wife Emma who died aged 40yrs in 1913 The Goatcher Curtain Boulder Town Hall The Goatcher […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Boulder, Goatcher, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

What is a t’othersider ???

11/12/2016 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

The Toorak Store Coolgardie

T’othersiders People from the eastern colonies were referred to as t’othersiders, an instance of the isolation felt by many in Australia’s ‘Western Third’. It was the influx of  ‘t’othersiders’ to the Goldfields however which helped Western Australia to catch up in population and improve its financial status. Some of these people would remain to swell […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, t'othersider, Western Australia

Whats In A Name – book review

11/12/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Oddly, I have had several emails during the last week from people looking for the meaning of street names in Kalgoorlie Boulder. I thought it would be a good idea to mention this book for anyone who is interested. Whats in a Name Street Names of Kalgoorlie Boulder Compiled by E A Dawson. ISBN – 0646345419 […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

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