The Albany Fish Supply Co was located at 235-6 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie Western Australia. I would say that would be about the present location of the Westpac Bank. These two advertisements are from the Kalgoorlie Miner of in 1929. The Company changed its name to The United Fisheries Co in 1931. The shop continued to […]
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
A Dearly Beloved Wife – Edith Rosman
28/05/2015 By 3 Comments
I’m sure that I’m not the only one that sees beauty in memorials in cemeteries. I have spent a great deal of my life wandering around cemeteries, especially our Kalgoorlie Cemetery. The view from the road is often as much as is seen but if you venture through the gates you will discover so many […]
My Dear Annie – Missingham Letter 2
27/05/2015 By Leave a Comment
Friday 13 November 1896 My Dearest wife Since my last letter on Sunday I ran down to Kiama (NSW) by 8.30 train and arrived at Albion Park at 12 noon saw Jamie & his wife and youngsters, the mater (Mother) was in Sydney in the suburbs but I could not find her. I took a run round […]
Water Rations for Gold Miners
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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 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 […]
