Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
I was recently sent this following extract from a new publication, 'In the Line of Fire' by Ian Townsend ,by Merv Kennedy who noticed the connection of the family to the Goldfields. This extraordinary true story has almost been forgotten, a young … [Continue reading]
Along the Road to Cue The race for gold that charms the bold Finds toil for men and beast And they, who left the East of old Are daily streaming East The whips that crack along the track Are strong, the horses too And strong the words … [Continue reading]
Sunday Times: 6 June 1920 COLE'S FIND NEAR WILUNA - HOW A RETURNED SOLDIER DISCOVERED A GOLDFIELD (By Horace Stirling) George Cole, the discoverer of Cole's Find, 11 miles south of Wiluna, Is a scion of a family of 15, … [Continue reading]
Several years ago I was sent the following two photographs by Lucy Hamilton. She was trying to find out how her Great uncle, George Harrison, had died. She had thought it was from a mining accident. However this doesn't appear to be the case. It is … [Continue reading]
Cork Tree was situated 24 miles from Laverton on the Erlistoun Road, and about 4km from Ularring. There was also a 'Cork Tree Bore' near Yundaga. The township was gazetted in 1896. In that same year Jack Bain and Ben Miller set up a 'Pioneer … [Continue reading]
