Whats in a Name – Street Names of Kalgoorlie Boulder

“Whats in a Name’ Street Names of Kalgoorlie Boulder

The above publication was published in 1996 and was written by the late Mr E A Dawson. It give the origins of street names through Kalgoorlie Boulder. Here are a couple:-

MARSHALL STREET, Piccadilly:-

John Marshall was a member of the Kalgoorlie Municipal Council on 1901. He was born in Scotland in 1859 and came to WA in 1891 and to the Goldfields in 1893. In Coolgardie he assisted to form the first Progress Association of Coolgardie. In his young days he trained as a journalist and contributed to world wide magazines. He wrote a book about the early days on the Goldfields called ‘Battling for Gold’. John Marshall died in 1908.

GORDON STREET, Mullingar:-

General Charles Gordon, Governor General of the Sudan 1877-1880. He was sent to Khartoum in February 1884. Khartoum was captured by Muhammed Ahmed in 1885 and General Gordon was put to death on January 27th 1885. Khartoum was recaptured on Septemebr 2nd 1898 and General Kitchner performed a funeral ceremony for General Gordon on the spot where he was slain 14 years earlier.

If you think a street in Kalgoorlie Boulder may have been names after a family member or would like to know the origin of your street name just get in touch and I will look it up for you.  If you would like to obtain a copy of the book it can be purchaced from the Eastern Goldfields Historical Soc @ http://bit.ly/1EdKaSP

NOTE:  Streets named after 1996 are not included in this publication.

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Moya Sharp

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My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.

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