This is an amazing photograph entitled’ Patriotic Knitters’. It was taken in Cue, Western Australia and shows a group of women and children knitting comforts for the WW1 troops. Looks like socks and scarves.
Sapper Alfred John WITHERS – Goldfields Hero
25/03/2015 By 6 Comments
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, […]
North Kalgoorlie School Cadets
09/08/2014 By 1 Comment
North Kalgoorlie School Cadets, Winners of the best shooting school cadets. Taken in 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 yrs old in this photograph although he look younger. The shooting […]
