Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
The town of Burbanks was gazetted in 1894, named after W. Burbank who with his mate Sheldon found the first gold there. Possibly due to its close proximity to Coolgardie, it was considered that no cemetery would be gazetted for the town. In … [Continue reading]
Sunday Times 10 June 1934, page 15 SOLITARY HORSEMAN WHO STARTED A GREAT GOLD RUSH Some Made Fortunes - Some Died on the Trail The following report of the discovery of Coolgardie was published in a English paper, "People." It was … [Continue reading]
There's a shaker up the gully, There's a paddock partly stripped And a shovel, pick and dishes lying round And a little heap of tailings Lying underneath the sieves And a heap of hopper stones upon the ground. But the hand that shook the … [Continue reading]
The Six Mile is on the Map We were glad to be away from Coolgardie .................. The twenty-five-mile stage was heavy going. We were more than fairly loaded with tools, food, rugs and water. We were about tired out on arrival near sundown, our … [Continue reading]
Kalgoorlie Western Argus 4 November 1897, page 12 A marriage took place at Burgess' Hotel on Tuesday last, when Miss Sadie Richards agreed to wander down this vale of tears with Mr Arthur Dunlop, manager of the Bank of Australasia at Broad … [Continue reading]
