VICTORIA HOTEL, Coolgardie. Corner of Hunt and Bayley Streets. (now a garage diagonally opposite Ben Priors Park) Built in 1895 and opened on the 1st July at a cost of £10,000, the Victoria Hotel was one of two brick buildings in the town. It … [Continue reading]
Family History Discovery Days:
To celebrate Family History Month in August, the Latter Day Saints Church will be holding a discovery event from 9th to the 11th August at the church at 118 Egan Street, Kalgoorlie. … [Continue reading]
Matthew Jackson – Boulder pioneer
Matthew Jackson, a merchant of Boulder, was born in Alston, Cumberland, England on the 25 November 1865 and is a son of Mr. Joseph Jackson of the same place. The latter gentleman was one of the early prospectors of Victoria in 1860 and was the first … [Continue reading]
The Worker – a verse
The WorkerThe oilrag is the labour toff, he holds the miners dirt, The trucker would not dare to touch a miners dirty shirt, The if the mullocker presumes, the truckers gets annoyed, And all persons a lofty scorn for Boulder’s unemployed. Supposing, … [Continue reading]
The Railway Picnic – Bulla Bulling
Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951), Friday 11 September 1903, page 1 RAILWAY EMPLOYEES ANNUAL PICNIC. The rendezvous for the above this year was Bulla Bulling, the historic place from which the navvies used to … [Continue reading]