Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
How Green was my Face refers to the first showcase in the use of ANFO (Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil) for blasting in Kalgoorlie by ICI. It was at an open cut on the Percy Lease – not far from the Goldfields High School. The blast was overly … [Continue reading]
Kalgoorlie Western Argus 25 March 1902, page 20 Death of Dr. Maxwell. Death last Monday claimed one for whose demise this community is the poorer indeed Dr. Patrick Arthur Maxwell, such men as he, whose life as others knew it, was a … [Continue reading]
Camooweal Billabong - by Ray Jackson:- A hot dry wind came from the south so constant and so strong I had to stop so looked and found a shaded billabong I knew at once this special place had a story it would tell so there I camped to sit a … [Continue reading]
Book Review: - This book is a biography written by a 90 year old nurse/midwife who was one of a family of eighteen children born on the Murchison Goldfields just after the turn of the century (early 1900's). From humble beginnings Mavis … [Continue reading]
’Twas in a tug-of-war where I—the guvnor’s hope and pride— Stepped proudly on the platform as the ringer on my side; Old dad was in his glory there—it gave the old man joy To fight a passage through the crowd and barrack for his boy. A friend … [Continue reading]
