The company of G R Brown and Co was stated as a ‘Very salubrious Establishment’ as this photo below will show. There seemd to be a great numbert of staff employed there and the building not only occupied the premesis as seen today in the ‘Burt Street Presinct’ but also a double story building to […]
Towns and places
The Eastern Goldfields is made up of hundred towns both big and small. Outback Family History would like to bring you a collection of stories about some of these abandoned towns which you may never have heard of. Some may only have been there for a few years and now very little remains of the small thriving communities.
The Men of the Lake View and Star – Project
26/08/2015 By 2 Comments
Three years ago, Outback Family History and Dr Criena Fitzgerald, historian, approached KCGM, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, regarding historical employee records in their archives. These records were in the format of individual cards for each employee from the inception of Lake View and Boulder East Company in 1895 up to about the 1960’s. Outback Family […]
My Dear Annie – Missingham Letters 4
27/06/2015 By Leave a Comment
The following letter is the last sent before David Missingham reached the Goldfields of Western Australia. You will see he often refers to money matter and it seems that he had left some debts behind him in Charters Towers Qld. As with all letters I would love to be able to read the replies but […]
Atlas Chambers Coolgardie
21/05/2015 By Leave a Comment
The site of the Atlas building in Bayley Street is now occupied by Ben Prior’s garage and is used by the Coolgardie Restoration Club, and was described as ‘One of the most striking additions to the architectural features in Coolgardie in the late 1890’s.’ Built of brick with cement dressings the front of the Atlas […]
YUNNDAGA – Ghost Town
28/03/2015 By 3 Comments
A New town has been added to the main site. Yunndaga. A small town about 7 kms South of Menzies. This photograph is of the staff of the Menzies Consolidated Gold Mine 1916, taken when the town was called Woolgar. www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au YUNNDAGA From:- Landgate http://bit.ly/1a1zrnQ Latitude 29° 45′ S Longitude 121° 03′ E […]
