Kalgoorlie Hospital – the first records

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1. Kay Bell says

   02/12/2018 at 3:12 am

   What a great find- thank goodness you have some foot soldiers on the lookout.

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2. Max Bell says

   02/12/2018 at 3:41 am

   Can’t wait to be able to see the full records. My grandfather David Bell (Miner) is believed to have my grandmother Minna Victoria Compton (Nurse) while a patient at a Goldfields Hospital in 1895. They married at Southern Cross in February 1896.

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3. Peter Robinson says

   02/12/2018 at 9:37 am

   Hi Moya, a very valuable find indeed!

   Is it possible to obtain, or access, a copy of the full list?

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   • Moya Sharp says

     02/12/2018 at 12:49 pm

     Hi Peter I will post the whole list as soon as it is transcribed. However I do have the complete records for the hospital up to 1941 which are several thousand entries. This will all go together with the records from this book.

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     • Paula says

       02/06/2019 at 8:56 am

       I would be interested in the later records. Families McLaughlin, Bowden, Moran…

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       • Moya Sharp says

         02/06/2019 at 12:57 pm

         Hi Paula I will be posting the books as we go along, Book 31 will soon be ready. Just keep an eye out out the post.

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4. rosross says

   02/12/2018 at 9:54 am

   How can I find out if the Hirschausen (various spellings) name appears? My husband’s grandmother was on the goldfields with her family in the 19th century.

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5. Julie van de Water says

   02/12/2018 at 5:08 pm

   Hi Moya. What a great find. Although I live in SA, my great-uncle Patrick Doyle lived in WA and is buried at Leonora. Keep up the good work. Cheers, Julie

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   • Moya Sharp says

     09/12/2018 at 11:43 am

     Hi Julie I wonder if there are any details you could add to Patrick’s entry:- https://www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au/records/record.php?record_id=279&town=Leonora

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6. Donna redfearn. says

   02/12/2018 at 7:35 pm

   Thus is priceless. Thanku.

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7. Merryl Eitelhuber says

   02/12/2018 at 8:41 pm

   Is there an entry for Federick Harris Purcell, of County Cork, Ireland. Died 10th Feb, 1900, aged 68 years? His gravestone is pictured on the Menzies Info brochure and his grave is in Menzies. I believe he was the brother of Margaret Louisa Hovell nee Purcell. (My great, great grandmother).

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   • Moya Sharp says

     09/12/2018 at 11:41 am

     Hi Merryl I see he is listed on the Menzies Cemetery. https://www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au/records/record.php?record_id=347
     Menzies had its own hospital at the time. I have a copy of his death certificate if you dont already have it!

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8. Kaye Silverthorne says

   02/12/2018 at 10:20 pm

   Thank you for all the work that you do… I will be very interested to review the list of patients etc … the name “Silverthorne” is my interest…once again thank you.

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   • Moya Sharp says

     09/12/2018 at 11:37 am

     Hi Kaye I see that there are a number of ‘Silverthorne’s’ on the OFH web site, have you seen these as yet? http://www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au

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9. Linda Mayer says

   03/12/2018 at 8:11 am

   Hello, thanks for sharing this book. I look forward to seeing all names as my Mayer family lived there and my pop was born there. Thank you

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   • Moya Sharp says

     09/12/2018 at 11:35 am

     Hi Linda I see that there are a number of entries for MAYER on the OFH web site, have you seen them as yet? http://www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au

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10. Edwina Shooter says

    03/12/2018 at 9:16 am

    Fabulous news, Moya – I’ll look forward to seeing if any of my DATE and SHOOTER families are in it. I have used several hospital registers for places in Victoria and they are a wonderful resource.

    Thank you so much for all you do for Outback researchers. It is very much appreciated.

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    • Moya Sharp says

      09/12/2018 at 11:34 am

      Hi Edwina, How are you going? I actually have all of the hospital records for Kalgoorlie up to 1941 and I hope to post the full index in 2019. Its a huge job but it will happen. Most of the records have been transcribed already (the index only) and there are thousands of entries as you can imagine. Im happy to do any look ups in the mean time if you have a rough date.

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      • Edwina Shooter says

        10/12/2018 at 10:19 am

        Thank you Moya but I’d be fossicking for a DATE or SHOOTER – no particular dates, just curious like any good genie! Cheerio

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11. Debra Seale née Baldrey says

    05/12/2018 at 1:50 pm

    Wow, so exciting.
    Cant wait to see the transcriptions.
    Looking for Bushe-Jones history – Gervais (night cart man) & Eileen married in Kalgoorlie who had 5 children, Colin, Theo, Coral, Eileen, Arthur
    Lived in Boulder, Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. Mum (Eileen) her mum decided she wanted something to eat on way to hospital so stopped for a cart (gutter as people use to sit on the high gutter to eat snack) snack (guess it was the first version of drive through takeaway) but too late my mum was born near the original position of Hannan’s statue (mum said the statue was moved to its current position?) cheers.

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    • Moya Sharp says

      09/12/2018 at 11:23 am

      Hi Debra What a great s tory about the stop for a snack!! (: I actually have all of the Kalgoorlie Hospital records up to 1941 and most of them are transcribed already so these ones will just add to the overall picture). I think that hospital recorrds more that anything else show a good cross section of any community as illness and accidents show no favorites. I there is something you would like looking up do let me know. All the info that is on the web site at the moment is only about half of what I still have to go one there. Happy to search the unpublished records for you if that would help.

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12. Maggie Wilson says

    18/05/2019 at 9:10 pm

    Hi Moya – I am researching a fellow name Horatio Claude Barber and I believe he was the secretary of the Kalgoorlie Hospital at the same time as this record book. – from 1896 to 1897. Barber’s brother, George Walter was health officer at the hospital and I assume he appointed his younger brother to the post. Would there be any record of H C Barber in this journal?
    Maggie – Cobalt Historical Society and the home of H C Barber’s Cobalt Open Call Mining Exchange, no doubt inspired by his time in Kalgoorlie – brother George was a member of the exchange.

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13. Pam ( Fowler ) Stephens- Head says

    31/05/2019 at 7:04 pm

    Hi … I’m looking for any history for the Fowler family who lived in Kalgoorlie. My grandfather Thomas Henry Fowler was publican at several hotels in the Boulder Kalgoorlie and also Coolgardi areas. He was also a miner and so was my father Murray H Fowler . My grandmother was Winifred Fowler and there was also Veronica and Norma.. two sisters. I’d really appreciate any mention of them that you can find

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    • Moya Sharp says

      02/06/2019 at 1:11 pm

      Hi Pam There are a good number of Fowler’s on the Outback Family History web site, have you look at these as yet? Could I get you to do a name search to see if any are of interest, and then get back to me. You can email on research@outbackfamilyhistory.com.au

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14. Simon Doyle says

    02/06/2019 at 11:18 am

    Hi Moya (& Maggie), I am writing a book on Dr George Barber (my great grandfather who arrived in Kalgoorlie in 1895) and I mention Horatio Claude in passing. George Barber had an interesting life – serving as a ship doctor, before joining the AIF (Assistant Director Medical Services 4th Division and then Deputy Director Medical Services of the Australian Corps). After the war he became Director General of Medical Services for Army and RAAF. Any further information on Horatio Claude would be most appreciated.

    Moya, I am seeking permission to use the photo of the Kalgoorlie Hospital (from this site). Do you know who has copyright?
    thank you
    Simon

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