BOULDER BOMBINGS “GHASTLY TRAGEDY” “TERRIBLE SCENES OF SLAUGHTER” “FOURTEEN MURDERED”
The Woes of Jimmy Wongawol –
19/11/2022 By 2 Comments
Daily News 1 October 1955, page 8 – by Bob Chambers Jimmy WONGAWOL, anywhere within 100 miles north, east or south of Wiluna, is a man with a problem. He has too many lives — those of his 2 wives, 11 children and 7 dogs He loves them all in his own way, and in […]
John H M Johannesen – grave tales
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John Helge Martin Johannesen . He was born ion the 7th Dec 1866 in Frue Sogn, Aarhus, Denmark. He was the son of Carl Emil JOHANNESEN (1852-1953) and Sofie nee SVENSDATTER and was the oldest of 10 children to the couple. He died at the Coolgardie Government Hospital on the 12th October 1912 from Pulmonary […]
The Tobias Brothers –
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Coolgardie Pioneer 11 December 1897, page 4 THE TOBIAS BROTHERS. We are herewith publishing a photo of one of the pioneer stores of the field — that of Tobias Brother. Starting in a small way at the lower end of Bayley Street in 1892 next to the Freemasons Hotel, they soon doubled their trade, and […]
The Dawn of the Eastern Fields –
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Truth Perth 6 May 1916, page 4 Pioneer Prospector’s Reminiscences. EARLY MEMORIES. The Dawn of the Eastern Fields. Some early memories of the late Dick Greaves, the pioneer prospector who blazed the track to the Eastern Goldfields, and who recently died at his residence in Roe Street, Perth, will make interesting reading for goldfields people. […]
