The Gallant Mrs Taylor – pioneer profile

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 Unknown Swagman – a verse

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 from … [Continue reading]

Siberia – grave tales

SIBERIA CEMETERY /WAVERLEY Cemetery 30°14’19.0S - 120°57’01.5”E       ANDERSON  James,  known as ‘New Zealand Jimmy’ d 25 April 1895, age 40, a condenser owner who was speared by an aboriginal. He was from Aberdeen Scotland (Book … [Continue reading]

Freemasons of Broad Arrow:

Broad Arrow Cemetery - Kurawah August 12, 2018 By moya sharp For some weeks I have been working on my database of burials at Broad Arrow. My final total is 188 with 18 headstones. Every cemetery provide a snapshot of the community at the … [Continue reading]

Streets named for Miners:

Streets named after miners who have been killed in workplace accidents in Kalgoorlie:- In the mid 1990's, the new subdivision of Somerville-O'Connor, started a trend to name new streets after miners who had been killed in mining accidents:- I have … [Continue reading]