Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Truth 'Sydney' 21 July 1935, page 22 Fabulous Gold Find Tossing for £100 a Time! Who found Coolgardie? Every schoolboy knows that Bayley and Ford found Coolgardie. That is history, but a historical fact is as often as not, based on … [Continue reading]
DUKETON 27° 38' 30'' South , 122° 16' 49'' East Duketon is named after brothers Jack and Charles Duke who with P. Hayes and J McDonald discovered gold here in 1897. A small town developed from around 1900, but only lasted a few years, as by the … [Continue reading]
Western Mail Perth 'Christmas Number' 25 December 1905, page 61 Woman of the Out Back by Val Jameson. Seen under favourable circumstances, in the comfortable environments of city homes, one does not suspect the amount of grit … [Continue reading]
Henry Augustus Ellis (1861-1939) physician and politician, was born on 21 July 1861 at Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland, fourth son of Colonel Francis Ellis of the Enniskillen Fusiliers and Louisa McMahon. He was educated at St Columba's College, Dundrum, and … [Continue reading]
I have often come across stories of building which have been moved from place to place in the Goldfields mailnly because of the cost of bringing building materials to the region. This is why most abandoned towns have no buildings left to see. It is … [Continue reading]
