The Trail of the Bootless Toe – part 1

Truth - Perth - 19 January 1930, page 6 So he bore to the North!  The indent of his big toe that protruded through his worn boot faintly marking the dry dust as he went. All sinewy and almost  as straight as a sapling that nature has … [Continue reading]

Dunnsville’s Postmistress – they were first

Western Mail - Perth - 25 January 1908, page 27 EARLY GOLDFIELDS DAYS. Mrs Arthur Dusantoy was the first woman in Dunnsville, and kept the first Post Office at that place, a rude structure, but typical of the buildings of the early … [Continue reading]

A Nugget of Gratitude-

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]

A Dearly Beloved wife – grave tales

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]

‘Molar Mauler’ Heathcote-

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]