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Brutal Butchery At The Boulder

16/07/2016 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

Fix this text ‘The Truth’  Saturday 11 April 1908,     Westralia had hardly done ringing with the climax of the Day Dawn murder sensation of Harry Smith  of his crime of murdering his mate Clinton—the hanging only took place three weeks ago—when there occurs a tragedy in the very heart of a thickly populated centre. Boulder City, a […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Gold Stealing – A Cunning Plan

08/07/2016 By Moya Sharp 6 Comments

Over the years, gold stealing has been going on as long as mining has been. Many and varied have been the cunning plans and schemes to outwit the gold stealing officers and the mining companies. One such plan became very popular until it was notice that there was an unprecedented rise in the purchase of […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Gold Stealing, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

The Perserverence Hotel

02/07/2016 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

The Perseverance Hotel - Boulder Block

Since the launch of the ‘Goldfields Hotels’ database. I have had lots of interest from those seeking info on various hotels. Just this week I received the attached photo of the Perseverance Hotel at the Boulder Block. Its one of the few ‘Kalgoorlie-Boulder’ hotels that I don’t have a pic of. Isn’t it amazing ???? […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, The Perseverance Hotel - Boulder Block, Western Australia

The Smith’s – by Dryblower Murphy

02/07/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

The SMITH’s – By Edwin Greenslade Murphy eg ‘Dryblower Murphy” We had many problems set us when Coolgardie was a camp When a journey to the Goldfields was meant a coach fare or a tramp We has water troubles, tucker ditto, also that of gold, how to clothe ourselves in summer, how to dress to […]

Filed Under: Poets Corner Tagged With: Australian History, Coolgardie, Goldfields History, The Smiths, Western Australia

Goldfields History Books – A Library Thing

23/06/2016 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

You may have taken part in the survey I sent out to readers last year on whether or not you thought a ‘Book Finding’ facility for books on the people and the places of the Goldfields of Western Australia. Well I was overwhelmed at the number of responses I got, over 480 people said they […]

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

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