Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
This wonderful photograph, taken in Boulder, is from the family album of Glenda Martinick. It is of Lawrance and Elizabeth Blight, her GG Grandparents, and five of their children, plus a son-in-law and two grand children. Glenda tells me: I have a … [Continue reading]
Headstone reads: In memory of my beloved father Jozo Ajduk died 30th Aug. 1926 aged 53 years. Inscription - Na Uspomenu Mog Pokojnog Otca Jozo Ajduk Rodjen 1873 Umbro 30 Aug. 1926 Njegov Nezamboravni Sin Ante. Translation - In memory of my … [Continue reading]
Lou Henry Hoover was the wife of Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States of America. There has been a great deal written about her husband's time on the Goldfields of Western Australia, but very little has been told about his … [Continue reading]
The Hotel Australia in Laverton Western Australia still stands today. It has changed very little over the years as you will see from the following photographs. The building has been re used for lots of different purposes but the façade has remained … [Continue reading]
Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette -19 May 1904, page 3 The Gabanintha Beer Strike. I wonder if you chaps as writes the papers ever thinks about the price of beer a up here and other sorts of drinks It seems to me you fancy … [Continue reading]
