On the 14th April 1912, 103 yrs ago today the SS Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. The following is a copy of the newspaper article from the 16th April 1912 from the Kalgoorlie Miner and describes how the people of the Goldfields of Western Australia were first told of the tragedy. WHITE STAR LINER […]
Monthly Goldfields History Book Giveaway – April 2015
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Goldfields History Book Giveaway April 2015. Go into my free draw to win a copy of the Golden Quest Discovery Trail Guide Book. Either click on the ‘Giveaway’ tab on the Outback Family History Facebook page or follow this link to be in the draw:- Entry is free and closes on the 30th April […]
Dan Shea – Discovered Gold With Paddy Hannan
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Dan Shea Headstone : 12-November-2011 Photographs supplied by Derek Graham Memorial headstone in memory of prospector Dan Shea who discovered gold with Paddy Hannan in Kalgoorlie. Dan Shea was born in County Cork, Ireland, and emigrated in 1868 to prospect on the goldfields of Australia and New Zealand. He teamed up with Paddy Hannan and Tom Flanagan […]
Phillip Edward VOWELS – Goldfields Hero
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Lt. Philip Edward Michael VOWELS (KIA) 11th May 1918 aged 27yrs, Born in 1890 in Horsham, VIC (23994) 11th Battalion(Infantry) Military Cross and bar to Military Cross. He was the son of William Henry VOWELS and Bridget Maria (Whelan) who came over to Cioolgardie, Western Australia in the late 1890’s. He is acknowledged in the Coolgardie […]
Spargo’s Reward Gold Mine – Roll of Honour
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Place: Coolgardie, Western Australia, 6429 Orientation: 39 km SW of Kalgoorlie Location: RSL Sub-Branch, Cnr Bayley Street and Ford Street, Coolgardie Western Australia Position: 30 57 29S 121 10 13 The polished wooden board remembers employees of Spargo’s Reward Gold Mine who served in World War II. The mine was about 50 km south of […]
