The township of Kunanalling is situated on the 90 mile road about 20 miles north-west of Coolgardie. It was originally known as the 25 mile then later gazzetted as Kunanalling. The once thriving town is now deserted and the only remains are those of the Premier Hotel. The following names are those of the pupils […]
Rolls of Honour
The Goldfields has many 'Rolls of Honour' from the Boer war through to the Vietnam war both in public places and in private building. This is a collection of some of the more hard to find rolls, listing those who fought and those who died.
Thank you for your patience!!!
14/03/2015 By Leave a Comment
In my last post I apologised for the lack of posts and said that I would be back in two weeks. Unfortunately my illness was much more serious than first thought and I have only just recently returned home from hospital after almost two months. Thank you all so much for your patience and also […]
Hugh O’Donnell – WA’s Youngest Gallipoli Hero
26/11/2014 By 3 Comments
Young Hugh Brian ‘Hughie’ O’Donnell was the youngest West Australian to die at Gallipoli. He was born in Boulder in 1898 to John and Lily O’Donnell. He was living with his parents in Kanowna and when he signed up he was still at the Eastern Goldfields High School. The military authorities in Kalgoorlie passed him […]
The Giantess – Coolgardie Miner 1898
22/09/2014 By Leave a Comment
The Giantess – This lady velled the country and made a lot of money and was much admired. It seems the female form was viewed quite differently 116 yrs ago! From the Coolgardie Miner Aug 1898 In Bayley Street last night, for the first time in the Goldfields, there was seen ‘Mademoiselle Rewald’ who has […]
Honour Board Boorara/ Waterfall/Golden Ridge – where is it now?
17/09/2014 By Leave a Comment
As this is the Centenary of the beginning of WW1 I wonder if anyone knows the location of this honour board. The photo was taken in 1961 at a ceremony to unveil an obelisk at Boorara/Waterfall/Golden Ridge. The honour board, which looks like it was brought out for the ceremony, show the names of the […]
