Robbery Under Arms on the Coolgardie Road In the early days of the Goldfields the escort used to leave Coolgardie every week with parcels of gold varying from £5000 to £50,000 in value. It was a common remark to hear passed by the diggers, who usually gathered to watch the gold being taken out of […]
A History of ‘The Round’
26/09/2015 By 2 Comments
The Round By Darren McAullay It is without doubt one of the biggest, most colourful and successful racing carnivals to be staged anywhere in Australia. It is steeped in history, been the scene of some of the most incredible events both on and off the track and for many it has etched […]
A Case of ‘Emu’ – A true story
30/08/2015 By 6 Comments
This story was related by Clarence ‘Clarrie’ Frank MAKIN We were sitting on a bench outside the Grand Hotel (Kookynie), idly watching Horace, the emu, scratching around the yard. ‘Snowy’ Bruce, the hotel publican, was saying why we couldn’t have a dance to raise funds for the school, – ‘There ain’t enough sheilas, but what […]
How the Goldfields Heard – Hiroshima
06/08/2015 By Leave a Comment
Today is the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima by the USA Forces. This is how the Kalgoorlie Miner reported the events to the people of the Goldfields: – The full article can be read by following this link:- http://bit.ly/1HsL4wq
The Goldfields Without Chrysanthemums – by Catherine Bond
30/07/2015 By Leave a Comment
In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s it was popular for travellers to keep a travel diary to record the day to day happenings of the places and things they did on their journeys. It does seem to have been more popular with women and many diaries have gone on to be published. This gives […]
