Letter from the Goldfields – a verse

A LETTER FROM THE GOLDFIELDS.    -     by Pluck Marriot You needn’t expect me for some time yet To see me come home, Imogene; Nor need you frown and think I forget, Nor turn to your sister, Jane and say “How Pluck has changed since he went … [Continue reading]

Merchants -v- Miners ‘when theres a gold rush, sell shovels!’

Montgomery Bros Kookynie 1901

"When there is a gold rush, 'Sell Shovel's' was a term coined in the California Gold Rushes but it can be said to be true of the Gold Rushes in Australia. Many merchants selling everything from mining equipment to ribbons made more money that most … [Continue reading]

Late Beloved Son – grave tales

George Brown Feb 1925 Kalgoorlie Cemetery

Kalgoorlie Miner 12th Feb 1925 BROWN — The friends of Mr and Mrs J. H. Brown and family are respectfully invited to follow the remains of their late beloved son and brother respectively, George Brown (formerly of the Midland workshops) to the Church … [Continue reading]

Hotels of the Goldfields A-B

Boddingtons Hotel, Balagundi

The following Goldfields Hotels now have photographs and information on the Outback Family History Web Site:- @  http://bit.ly/2ibV2RM Abbotts - Near Meekatharra Annaconda - 45kms East of Leonora Balagundi - Along the Bulong Road Ballangarry - … [Continue reading]

Spirit of Anzac – volunteers needed

Would you be able to volunteer your time for the "Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience" in Kalgoorlie/Boulder between 30 Jan - 5 Feb 2017? If so you can download a volunteer for at:- https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?ap=1621199471 … [Continue reading]