Weekly Times (Melbourne VIC) – 10 September 1898, page 48 Frank Ernest Randell & Co. Messrs F E. Randell and Co. are well known on the West Australian goldfields as carrying and forwarding agents. Their head office is at Fremantle, having lately been transferred to that rising port, from the goldfields, and there are branches […]
The Arrival of the Railway to Boulder – a quite affair
20/01/2024 By Leave a Comment
The following paper was presented to the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society on the 8th of November 1997 on the occasion of the Centenary of the arrival of the railway to the Boulder townsite – by Douglas C Daws. J.P. It is reproduced here with his kind permission. This paper is a short essay on the […]
A Vet in the House –
25/11/2023 By Leave a Comment
We have identified another Kalgoorlie House. This is the residence of Austen Harry Bradley, Veterinary Surgeon, 17 Brookman Street, Kalgoorlie. Sadly the house on this block today, although old, is not the original building in the photograph. Mr Bradley had an area at the rear of the building where he was able to hold animals […]
The Larkinvillians –
18/11/2023 By Leave a Comment
West Australian Perth 9 April 1931, page 3 GOLD DIGGERS OF LARKINVILLE by E H. Pellee Digging for alluvial gold is an occupation that fascinates. The luck of the game, the free open-air life, the fact that a goldfields worker is his own master, and the wonderful mateship of those who seek gold together, are […]
Richard Casey and the ‘Golden Hole’
15/07/2023 By Leave a Comment
Back in 1997, I was in correspondence with Lenore O’Neill who is a relative of the Casey family. She holds a copy of the Miners Right shown below and has recorded what was written on the back. It said: “This Miners Right was presented to his worship the Mayor of Kalgoorlie, Mr L A Alman, […]
