This is typical of the scenes at many mines in WA’s eastern goldfields. At the time this photograph was taken – water rations were connected with employment conditions at many mines. Workers on some goldfields were entitled to condensed water as part of their wages, receiving 2 or 4 gallons (9 or 18 L) per […]
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 Peoples Pictures – Travelling Road Show
27/05/2015 By 1 Comment
The Peoples Pictures was a touring road show bringing picture shows to towns along the way. Here is an article on the from the Kalgoorlie Miner Dec 1st 1910. The homes in the background are still a mystery, can anyone in Kalgoorlie Boulder identify them. Also, what do you think the two ‘poles’ in the […]
Laverton Half Time School – 1904
25/05/2015 By 2 Comments
This photo is of school children at the Laverton Half time school. It was taken on the 6th July 1904. You will see all the children are very well dressed and all have shoes. This is a description of what a ‘Half Time School’ was:- Half-Time Schools With the aim of distributing schools as widely […]
Can you take a moment to fill out my survey??
23/05/2015 By 4 Comments
There are a huge number of books on the history of the people and places of the Goldfields of Western Australia. Many are ‘author’ published so are done in smaller runs, others are published and distributed by museums or not for profit groups. I have always wanted to have one place where you could search […]
A Nannine Wedding
23/05/2015 By 1 Comment
I just love this photo. It has so many interesting parts. It is of a wedding party in Nannine which is about 35kms south west of Meekatharra. The rather middle-aged bride and groom on their ‘Wedding Camel’ the best man and chief bridesmaid on bicycles each with a bouquet tied to the handlebars. The rest […]
