If you want to turn back the clock Then pay a visit to the Boulder Block The last pub left of the famous four That graced the place in days of yore. The ‘Dirty Acre’ they called the square Formed by pubs that traded there The miners came from Miles away By tram, by bike, […]
Niagara’s Rise – by Nick Roberts
01/02/2020 By Leave a Comment
by Nick Roberts 20 Jan 1919 – Time Gents Australian Pub Project Mrs Clara Paton Recalls – The Western Mail (Perth) on October 30 1952: NIAGARA’S RISE “IN February, 1895, Dorrie Doolette and Charley Northmore arrived at the 90-mile and asked my husband, Arthur Williams, the licensee of the 90-Mile Hotel, if they could put […]
Going Going Gone in 1972
07/12/2019 By 1 Comment
In 1972 we lost two great Goldfields Hotels. The Oriental Hotel, in Hannan Street Kalgoorlie and the Shamrock on the corner of Lane and Piesse Streets in Boulder. The demolition of the Oriental Hotel, which was owned by the Swan Brewery at the time, took place under cover of darkness and before protesters could arrive […]
The White Hart Hotel – Coolgardie Hotels
09/11/2019 By Leave a Comment
The White Hart Hotel was located in Hunt Street, Between Sylvester and Lindsay Sts, Coolgardie. The White Hart Hotel, erected by the owners of the Lion Brewery built in July 1900, was one of a number of new brick buildings that sprung up in Coolgardie at the turn of the century. Not as pretentious as […]
The United Club Hotel – Coolgardie hotels
26/10/2019 By Leave a Comment
The United Club was formed in September 1896 and had Warden J.M. Finnerty as its first President. Immediately after formation it was proposed to erect a building, estimated to cost ₤5,000, for use as a Club in Bayley Street west. The United Club, on the corner of Moran and Bayley Streets Coolgardie west, was an […]
