Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
A drawing by May Gibbs done 100 years ago in 1919, to warn of spreading infection during the Spanish Flu Pandemic. © The Northcott Society and Cerebral Palsy Alliance 2020 Please also note, as the image is under copyright it cannot be used for … [Continue reading]
From Jo Roelofs: Jo has very kindly share these wonderful family photo with us. Attached are photos of my Great Grandfather Thomas Asplin with his water condenser at Coolgardie 1898-9. According to Post Office Directory of Coolgardie … [Continue reading]
The Sun 1 Aug 1915 SWAGMAN UNKNOWN. Age About 5O. The body of a swagman was recently found and: buried in the bush out from Coolgardie. His name was unknown, and he was about 50 years of age. In the loose mould Out … [Continue reading]
Drug taking has been as much of a problem in the past as it is now. People have always looked for substances to aliviate their suffering either mental or physical. One such opium based drug called Laudanum was easily obtained and was even given to … [Continue reading]
The first burial at Coolgardie was of a man only known as ‘Ginger’ who succumbed to a severe bout of dysentery in 1893 and was buried as 'Buffalo' because a copy of that Lodge’s Rule Book was found in his camp at the foot of Mt Eva. Later, an old … [Continue reading]
