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Five little graves – Baldock Family Tragedy

06/03/2016 By Moya Sharp 6 Comments

It is of the most humbling experiences  to read through the Boulder Cemetery death register. The stark reality of life on the Goldfields in the later years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th is reflected in the names, death details and monumental inscriptions of those who lived and died here. […]

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

The Tank Church – Boulder

21/02/2016 By Moya Sharp 2 Comments

Boulder Tank Church

This photo was presented to the RWAHS in about 1931 by Mrs. A Green of West Perth, and published in The West Australian on Saturday, 26 February 1932. The photo triggered a flurry of correspondence, resulting in articles ‘Tank Church at Boulder’ (West Australian, Tuesday, 2 March 1932 p.12) and ‘Tank Church at Boulder. The […]

Filed Under: Church Tagged With: Australian History, Boulder Tank Church, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

Harley Davidson on the Goldfields

16/02/2016 By Moya Sharp 1 Comment

In 1927 you could buy a new Harley Davidson bike for $110, still a lot of money in those days !!!

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Harley Davidson, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

A Haunting Tale – The Residency

15/02/2016 By Moya Sharp 10 Comments

Warden Finnerty

Jack and Francis Tree had lived in Coolgardie since 1970 and fifteen of those years had been in Warden Finnerty’s House in McKenzie Street, Coolgardie.  The six bedroom mansion was built by the Bunning Brothers soon after they arrived from Scotland in 1895 and before they established their hardware business which we all know of […]

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

The Adelaide Tailoring Coy

14/02/2016 By Moya Sharp 3 Comments

Adelaide Tailoring Co

The Adelaide Tailoring Co at 65 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie in 1910. The Adelaide Tailoring Company was a popular business in Kalgoorlie around 1910 with branches on Perth, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney. It operated from about 1907 right through to the 1940’s.’ The shop is now occupied by ‘Sassy Sue’s so it is still in the […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Adelaide Tailoring Co, Australian History, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia

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