Coolgardie was booming, diggers who had struck it rich were as common as sand flies; money was easy to come by and even easier to lose. If you wanted to part with what you had in a hurry, ‘Hughie the Baker’ or ‘Handsome Jack Wilson’, the towns leading professional gamblers would assist you in your […]
The Ghosts of Red Flag Well:
15/06/2019 By Leave a Comment
Sophie Chapman died at the Ajax GM lease at Red Flag on the Mt Margaret Goldfields. 12 miles south west of Laverton and 2 miles from the Hawks Nest Rail Siding. Buried alongside Alexander McDONALD (age 27) 100 meters ESE of the old Red Flag Well. Sophie Chapman and Alexander McDonald were killed by the […]
The Great Boulder Disaster of 1904
25/05/2019 By 2 Comments
THE GREAT BOULDER DISASTER. FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS, HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THE ENGINE DRIVER’S ACCOUNT. A great deal has been written, both in the newspapers of the day and since, on the terrible tragedy of ‘The Great Boulder Disaster’ on May 25th 1904. It would be the greatest number of fatalities in one accident that […]
Crime Passionnel – tragedy at Kanowna
23/05/2019 By 1 Comment
Kalgoorlie Western Argus 4 October 1900, page 10 Tragedy at Kanowna. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE. A shocking tragedy, the motive of which is not yet ascertainable, owing to the meager particulars at hand, was enacted at Kanowna on Tuesday afternoon. A Frenchman named Henri Lance, who was connected with the recent prostitute cases in Kalgoorlie, […]
Trains with Names:
11/05/2019 By 1 Comment
I have always thought it was lovely that the small locos used on the Goldfields Woodlines were given names. All the ones I have found so far have female names except for ‘Ken’. – Thank you to Peter Green for sending me this information.
