Over a 1000 men under the age of 26 lie buried in the Coolgardie Cemetery. The Ghosts of Bayley Street Last night the occult was in power And as the clocks struck midnight hour With saddened eyes and soundless feet, A thousand ghosts walked Bayley Street Ghosts of men who, joys denying Paved the way, […]
The people of the Goldfields
The Goldfields of Western Australia was and still is made up of many people, from poets to politicians, from saints and sinners and everything in between. I hope to tell you the stories of some of these people either famous or infamous or just the ordinary folks. Sometime the most ordinary people do the most extraordinry things
Robert Pickering True – a landmark in the wilderness
24/04/2021 By Leave a Comment
It you were travelling in the Outback North of Laverton in Western Australia and you came across this imposing grave and headstone, you may think that this must be someone of importance to have such an impressive memorial in such a remote place. You might then decide to look up the name so you could […]
John Thomas Pearce – grave tales
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The Tragic Tale of a Northumberland Man. At the turn of the century in 1902, John Thomas Pearce left his home in Northumberland when the call went out for miners to work in the remote Western Australian town of Leonora at the Sons of Gwalia gold mine. His trade was a mining carpenter, and his […]
The Disappearance of Margaret Bale part 1
17/04/2021 By Leave a Comment
The Sun – Kalgoorlie 7 August 1910, page 5 part 1 The “Disappearance” and “Discovery” of Margaret Bale Formerly a Kalgoorlie School Teacher. In December of last year, 1909, Margaret Bale, a young woman about 25 years of age, who had for the three years previous, been a member of the teaching staff of the […]
A Legend Cut Down – pioneer profile
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Kalgoorlie Miner – 19 March 1934, page 5 Tragedy at Ora Banda Ora Banda has once more been the stage for a sad and dreadful fatality. Mr Charles Emery, who left the hotel with his cart and horse about 9 p.m. on Sunday, the 11th March was discovered on the following Monday morning, at about […]
