The following amazing story has been sent to me by John Hollands, who is the Great Grandson of Jesse Young. What an adventurous life he lead. Kalgoorlie Western Argus 12 October 1909, page 31 THE DEATH OF MR JESSE YOUNG The death occurred suddenly on Friday of Mr Jesse Young, a gentleman who had been […]
Bullfinch Cemetery – grave tales
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BULLFINCH CEMETERY Latitude -30.998333 degrees Longitude -119.093961 degrees 35km north of Southern Cross. 27 Known Burials – 1905-1940 BELL John – 23 Jun 1923, 41 years, in the bush 15 miles East of Marda, Cause: Exposure and lack of water, Father: Joseph BELL, Mother: Priscilla PICKERING, Reg 4/1923 Yilgarn, buried Bullfinch Cemetery. CROCKER Albert Munro […]
The Diggers New Year Song –
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The Diggers New Year Song describes how a group of miners toiled without success until late in the Old Year and having at last struck gold were determined that all around them would join in celebrating the advent of the New Year and the good luck they were sure lay ahead:- Come pass the glasses […]
Will Kanowna Live Again ?
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Mirror (Perth) 15 September 1934 KANOWNA ONCE BOASTED TWENTY HOTELS! Kanowna Shows Signs of Big Recovery Hectic Days of White Feather Golden Valley Recalled If you take the Kanowna road out of Kalgoorlie, you will travel for some 12 miles parallel with the formation of what was once a busy railway, to the remains of […]
Doubly Deserted by Val Jameson
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Western Mail 25 December 1905, page 10 Doubly Deserted by Val Jameson Up in the heavens, a westering sun cast oblique rays, still fiercely hot, on the parched bush that stretched its shrivelled growth as far as the eye could see from the prospectors’ camp. Nearby, a windlass under a roof of boughs stood on […]
