Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Sunday Times - Perth - Sunday 19 January 1941, page 8 The Donors Of Famous Nugget: Mrs. Lynch (left), the first woman to he married at Coolgardie, and her sister, Mrs. Airey (right) and inset the brooch on which is mounted the original … [Continue reading]
I'm sure that I'm not the only one that sees the beauty of memorials in cemeteries. I have spent a great deal of time wandering around cemeteries, especially our own Kalgoorlie and Boulder Cemeteries. The view from the road is often as much as is … [Continue reading]
The career of a later well know dentist surgeon, Albert 'Bert' Edward Heathcote, had a somewhat shaky start as the following article will show: Kalgoorlie Western Argus 7 May 1907, page 27 Unregistered Dentist Fined for Practicing. At … [Continue reading]
Lost glitter : letters between South Australia and the Western Australian goldfields, 1895-1897 - edited by Michael R. Best. A Lost Glitter is the most richly detailed first-hand account of goldfields' life we have. The letters of the Deland … [Continue reading]
The Sun Newspaper was circulated in the Goldfields from 1898 to 1929 when the name was changed to The Goldfields Observer, which continued until 1939. Printed and published by Frank Walker for Kalgoorlie Newspapers, Ltd at their office, 51 Forrest … [Continue reading]
