Sunday Times – Perth – Sunday 23 August 1936, page 20 Drove Coach For Cobb & Co. MR. Frederick Albert Crews LOOKS BACK ON PIONEERING DAYS Thousands of Miles Through the Outback By Coach A link with coaching days of sixty years ago is provided j by Mr. Frederick A. Crews, of Outram street, West […]
Snatched from the jaws of death:
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Lost in the Bush Five Days Without Food or Water Miss Janeczek’s Awful Experience! Southern Cross seems determined to make a name for itself. Beside those persons interested in the mines in the place, nobody scarcely knew of this town, in the barren desert of West Australia. Then it was heard of as a starting-place […]
Living in caves:
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Daily News – Tuesday 15 July 1947, page 15 KALGOORLIE — Drawn back to the goldfields to spend their last days, are two 78 year old pensioners. They are Messrs. A. J. Girdlestone and James O’Connell. They live in caves on the out skirts of Kalgoorlie. The cramped cave homes are in an old open […]
Irish Mining Deaths in WA
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Irish born men killed on Mine Site Accidents in Western Australia. 1892 to Present = 70 men ASHCROFT Thomas – Born Antrim, IRELAND – 27yrs – Died 14 Apr 1898 – at Hands Across the Sea GM, Kunnalling (near Coolgardie), Western Australia. https://www.wavmm.com/listing/thomas/ BARRY Phillip – Born Bauravilla, Cork, Ireland – 56yrs – Died 28 […]
William Robinson by Glenn Munro
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The Life of William Robinson (Bill Robinson): The Sons of Gwalia Mine Written by Glenn Munro, his Grandson – 11th August 2020 William (Bill) Robinson was born on the 9th February 1893, in Great Crosby, Liverpool, England. At the age of 15, he joined ‘The Boy’s Brigade’ and by the time he turned 18, he had […]
