The Boulder Boys The following photographs are from the “The Soldiers of Barrack Street” collection and are the collection of famed West Australian photographer Denis Dease who operated the Dease studio at 117 Barrack Street from 1898 to 1929. Dease was a prolific photographer of great importance.These photographs are all men with connections to Boulder. The […]
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
Montgomery House – Sepia Saturday
10/09/2016 By Leave a Comment
This very prestigious home was built by the Montgomery Family who live in it for three generations. The family is well known for its drapery business on the corner of Hannan and Porter Street in Kalgoorlie. The house is now up for sale with Kalgoorlie First National @ http://bit.ly/1brw1uj but it is a sad sight today […]
A Life on the Stage – Early Goldfields Theatres
10/09/2016 By 3 Comments
On the 4th September 1894 Hannans Find was declared and the track from Coolgardie became the main street. The camp was now becoming a town and more and more business were starting to spring up. Many made from hessian and canvas with a wooden frame. With the arrival of the rail line came building materials […]
Goldfields Heroes – The Dease Collection 1
01/09/2016 By 6 Comments
‘Kalgoorlie Boys’ The following photograph are from the “The Soldiers of Barrack Street” collection and are the work of famed West Australian photographer Denis Dease who operated the Dease studio at 117 Barrack Street from 1898 to 1929. Dease was a prolific photographer of great importance.These photographs are all men with connections to Kalgoorlie. The full […]
