Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
The Lonely Ghost by Evelyn Cull 1968 Throw another log on the fire, boys, A billy of tea we’ll brew And while we drink a tale I’ll tell Of something strange but true I was camped one night out Malcolm way On the side of a sandy hill, I was … [Continue reading]
Kunanalling or the 25 Mile Latitude 30 141’ S Longitude 121 04’ E In December of 1892, James Speakman and the party found gold 25 miles from Coolgardie and 17 miles north of Mt Burgess. Speakman pegged a lease but did not apply for an … [Continue reading]
Carrie of the Miner Columnist, 'Carrie of the Miner’ may not have been as widely known as Carrie Bradshaw of a certain TV show but in the Goldfields she is by far more important and arguably more impressive. Carrie’s real name was Amy Augusta … [Continue reading]
Daily News Perth 18 November 1929, page 6 Prospector - Banker - Sharebroker A Western Australian by birth, Mr. Charles Augustus Saw, president of the Stock Exchange, Perth, was born hi this city in the days when it was still little more … [Continue reading]
I have recently had contact with Nicola Williams founder of the Oertling History Project - Southern Hemisphere. You may wonder what an 'Oertling' is. It is the manufacturer's name for a style of scales. The firm of L Oertling was the … [Continue reading]
