Kambalda (Red Hill) Pioneer Cemetery Beresford Rd, Kambalda L 31.204984 – L 121.650983 5 burials – 1 suicide 1 woman EUPELI George — d 13th June 1904, at the Butterfly Mine, Red Hill, Occ: Miner, 43 Years, Cause: Cardiac Failure, Valvular Disease, a post mortem examination was conducted (not very common on the Goldfields at […]
Microbe of the Murchison – by Suter Abis
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Western Mail 12 November 1936, page 11 Microbe of the Murchison He was a peculiar looking man of medium height, with long legs and hunched back. His voice was squeaky and high pitched, and he could turn his hand to anything but he liked being a cook the best of all. He had wandered around […]
Kambalda – in the beginning
28/09/2024 By Leave a Comment
The following article was written by Billie Ingham in 1997 for the Centenary of the town of Kambalda. The townsite of Kambalda (Red Hill) was declared under the Land Act on the 10th of December 1897. There were 81 lots and streets were named variously for leaseholders and progress committee members. According to Gil Ralph, […]
Selling the Show by The Floater
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Western Mail Perth – 28 January 1937, page 13 Selling the Show by The Floater, Bulong. Dear Non-Com -This is a true story concerning the Mt. Katherine mine near Kookynie. It is about 25 miles out on the Edjudina road. I had Ted Kerry (not his correct name), one of the original prospectors, camped with me […]
Tuckanarra Cemetery – now you’re but a memory blurred
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Tuckanarra Cemetery -AKA Cork Tree Flat Coordinates: -27.10872, 118.09445 41kms north of Cue Karbar Station 13 Burials – 7 children – 4 women Deserted now, no more your stirred by those in quest of gold. Now you’re but a memory blurred of what you were of old. Yet, though the camp in silence sleeps, Except for songs […]
