The Coolgardie Explosion Horror

West Australian 9 February 1925 & The Daily News  9 February 1925 A COOLGARDIE HORROR AMMONIA CYLINDER OF DEATH Three People Killed DISTRESSING SCENES-  The most distressing tragedy ever known in Coolgardie occurred in the early hours … [Continue reading]

Bread Upon the Waters

Western Mail Perth 1 August 1940, page 9 Bread Upon the Waters In the early days of the Golden Mile, Davy Jones was working on a mine and according to custom, he bought a block of land in preparation for the time when he and Mifanwy … [Continue reading]

The Gallant Mrs Taylor – a woman in a mans game

From The Sunday Times -Perth, Sunday 9 June 1940 Mining for gold is usually looked upon as a mans game in which muscle and endurance are needed to wrest the gold-bearing stone from the earth and to keep the machinery moving. It calls for grit, a … [Continue reading]

The Probable Fate of James Thomas Whyte

Another page from the 'Book of the Bush' Truth Perth -13 November 1915, page 4 TALE OF THE WILDS THE PROSPECTOR THAT NEVER RETURNED. Probable Fate of James Thomas Whyte The result of a par in our last week's mining … [Continue reading]

Elphinstone Davenport Cleland – a mining man

Elphinstone Davenport Cleland, what a wonderful name, was born on the 5 Dec 1854 in Beaumont, Burnside City, South Australia to John Fullerton CLELAND and Elizabeth nee GLEN. On 16 Jan 1879, he married Susannah Blood DAVIS in Auburn South Australia. … [Continue reading]