Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
With thanks to Gary Cowans: Truth 16 February 1930, page 6 THE FIGHT FOR IDA H Who discovered the Ida H gold mine, twenty miles from Mount Margaret, in the State of West Australia? Who got the half million sterling extracted from it? … [Continue reading]
Kalgoorlie Western Argus 12 July 1904, page 24 THE LATE MR. FRAN SCOTT. "I first met the late Mr. Frank Scott." says a gentleman who knew him for 20 years, in Burrowa, New South Wales, where he was in business as a professional accountant, … [Continue reading]
Paynesville is located 77 km east of Mount Magnet, Western Australia Gold was discovered in this area in early 1898 by Tom Payne and Arthur Waldeck, and by April 1898 the place had been inspected by a surveyor and a plan of subdivision … [Continue reading]
Spinifex and Sand I will sing you a lay of W.A. Of a wanderer, travelled and tanned By the sun's fierce ray, through the livelong day In the Spinifex and Sand. At the day's first dawn, in earliest morn, As a soldier obeys a command, From his … [Continue reading]
The following story is an extract from the family history of Reg Blackmore and is reproduced with his permission. Emma and Nathaniel were his Great Grandparents. Emma Jane Loader's first trip to the WA goldfields December 1895 Written by Emma … [Continue reading]
