The Sun Newspaper was circulated in the Goldfields from 1898 to 1929 when the name was changed to The Goldfields Observer, which continued until 1939. Printed and published by Frank Walker for Kalgoorlie Newspapers, Ltd at their office, 51 Forrest-street, Kalgoorlie next to the Railway Hotel. The Sunday Times and “The Sun” newspapers in Western Australia. “The Sunday […]
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
The Freemasons Hotel – Coolgardie
26/10/2018 By Leave a Comment
The Freemasons Hotel was originally a single storey structure of corrugated iron which was frequently referred to as ‘The Sweat Box’. It was situated on Bayley Street, near the corner of Renou Street. When the first licensee, J Harris, sold it to Charles Vincent and Josiah Lipman took over the hotel in March of 1894 they […]
Albert William Rodda – pioneer profile
24/10/2018 By 2 Comments
Albert William Rodda of Boulder City, was born at Tanunda South Australia on the 24th May 1858 and is the son of the late William Murdoch Rodda. He received his education his native town and at the age of 14yrs was apprenticed to the storekeeping trade for four years. At the ned of this time he […]
All the little Children – Bulong cemetery
23/10/2018 By 2 Comments
BEDWELL unnamed male child, d 1898, Bulong, Father:- Isaac BEDWELL, Occ:-Miner, Mother:- Margaret Helen MILLER, Buried in the Bulong Cemetery. BEDWELL unnamed male child, d 28 Apr 1899, Margaret Street, Bulong, Father:- Isaac BEDWELL, Occ:-Miner, Mother:- Margaret Helen MILLER, Buried in the Bulong Cemetery. BRYANT Charles, d 30 Aug 1900, Archer Street, Bulong, Infant 7 […]
A Generous Man – Romeo Stefani
20/10/2018 By 3 Comments
Romeo Battista Stefani, or Ron to his friends, was best know to the people of the Goldfields as a hard working generous man who ran the Kalgoorlie Wine Saloon and Amalfi Restaurant from 1952 – 1977. For some Italians who were migrants to the Goldfields during that time he became a father figure. Far from […]
