Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Weekly Times (Melbourne VIC) - 10 September 1898, page 48 Frank Ernest Randell & Co. Messrs F E. Randell and Co. are well known on the West Australian goldfields as carrying and forwarding agents. Their head office is at Fremantle, having … [Continue reading]
Sunday Times 16 August 1931, page 1 Gold Seekers of Central Australia Government Geologist Blatchford Accompanies Expedition- Sydney Syndicate's Efforts to Locate Rich Reef Documents Left by Dead Prospector Gold! What a magic spell … [Continue reading]
Sadly, we recently heard of the burning down of the Yellowdine Roadhouse. I thought that a story about the town of Yellowdine would be of interest. West Australian 16 April 1935, page 23 YELLOWDINE A Walk Through Canvas Town. A … [Continue reading]
I was recently contacted by Helena Britt who very kindly shared with me a copy of a section of her mother's memoirs. Her grandfather, Dr Robert Mitchell, was the first Chief Medical Officer at Coolgardie Hospital and the first Superintendent of … [Continue reading]
The following paper was presented to the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society on the 8th of November 1997 on the occasion of the Centenary of the arrival of the railway to the Boulder townsite - by Douglas C Daws. J.P. It is reproduced here with … [Continue reading]
