Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
The Wedding of James Faul and Annie Nutman The wedding of the daughter of the North Kalgurli mine, Annie Nutman, was celebrated in style. This photograph shows the wedding party at the home of the bride's parents and it looks like no expense … [Continue reading]
Arthur KING – real name Theodore HERCHLER Born in Germany in September 1859. As a young man Arthur was a student of the Conservatoire of Music where he graduated with honours. He then started working with Gilbert and Sullivan, Doyle Carte in … [Continue reading]
Kalgoorlie Miner, Tuesday 24 December 1901, page 6 ARMSTRONG'S CYCLE AGENCY. The growth of the business of Armstrong's Cycle Agency ever since its inception has been astonishing, and it would probably be a very difficult matter to … [Continue reading]
GOLD- that commodity was so powerful, but as a child, I played with it as a toy. It was a glass phial of specks and small nuggets in liquid and tightly corked. I remember shaking it and watching the dull yellow stuff glint in the light. I must have … [Continue reading]
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