The Sun, Kalgoorlie : 24 March 1907, page 9 MARRIAGE OF A RUE DE BROOKMAN RESIDENT. The foundations of goldfields society were not exactly shaken to their bedrock bottom on Wednesday morning, last , when the "Kalgoorlie Miner" … [Continue reading]
Harry Pearce : sportsman and miner
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Harry Pearce, a former instructor with the Victorian Police Force, opened a gymnasium in portion of Leiper & Lamb’s store in 1893, where he taught boxing and promoted bouts for prizes donated at his insistence by lucky miners and where, according … [Continue reading]
The Old Yundamindera Pub
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The Old Yundamindera Pub With mud walls rough and weathered, The old pub stands four square But there’s now no horses tethered, No miners drinking there The rusted roof is leaking, The bar room walls are bare, A loose door’s eerie … [Continue reading]
Oscar Ohlson – fireman
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Oscar Olaf Ohlson of the Coolgardie Fire Brigade taken 26 Jun 1912. He was born in Sweden on 23 Dec 1882 and died in North Adelaide and is buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia on the 18 Mar 1954. … [Continue reading]
Edwards- Embleton Wedding
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Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), Sunday 27 September 1936, page 7 Edwards-Embleton Wedding On the occasion of the marriage of Frank, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Edwards, of Edwards Find, Southern Cross, to Ena, … [Continue reading]
