HORACE LAMBLEY: – It is not known why Horace Lambley came to Kalgoorlie and was buried here in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery, alone, and a long way from his family. His life after the war was a sad one and is a testament to possible mental problems arising from his service, as was the case for […]
Sapper Alfred John WITHERS – Goldfields Hero
SAPPER ALFRED JOHN WITHERS 6851 – 2nd Tunnelling Company Born 27th December 1888 at Nhill, Victoria, to John Alfred Withers and Esther Olive Florence (nee Floyd), Alf Withers enlisted on 6th June 1916 at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. A miner by trade, he gave his place of residence as 242 Trafalgar Street, Trafalgar, WA, and named […]
Soldiers of WW1 from the Yilgarn (Southern Cross) district of Western Australia.
This slim book was kindly given to me by Sandra Playle and features portraits of service men and women of the Yilgarn District (Southern Cross District of the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia) . In particular there are many excellent photographs of WW1 soldiers and details of which this is one, it is: 771 […]
Kunanalling School Honour Roll 1914 to 1918
The township of Kunanalling is situated on the 90-mile road about 20 miles north-west of Coolgardie. It was originally known as the 25-mile, then later gazetted as Kunanalling. The once thriving town is now deserted, and the only remains are those of the Premier Hotel. The following names are those of the pupils who attended […]
North Kalgoorlie School Cadets
North Kalgoorlie School Cadets, Winners of the Best Shooting School Cadets 1909 Back Row -? SMITH – Jack BACKHOUSE, Captain: Lionel JEFFRIES – E STRANGER – Eric LEAN – Front Row: Royce WOODHEAD – Tom CLEMENTS -B CAPLE – Sid KINGS Young Royce Woodhead would have been 14 years old in this photograph, although he […]
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