Excerpts from an interesting account of the early days of Bulong which appeared in the Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper Monday 16th June 1952 Bulong, situated about 20 miles east of Kalgoorlie and 15 miles south east of Kanowna, was … [Continue reading]
My Blog is three years old !!!
I can't believe it is three years since my very first post. Now three years later and 277 posts on here we are. I must say that I absolutely love searching for new stories to tell and often, well most of the time actually, I end up writing about … [Continue reading]
Tommy King and ‘The Miners Dream’
The Southern Cross Times 9th May 1914 - THE MINERS DREAM The old identities expressed deep and sincere regret yesterday when word came into town that old Tommy King had been killed at Parker's Range, for Tommy was one of the … [Continue reading]
Pioneers of Southern Cross – Grave Tales
If you have ever traveled by road to or from Kalgoorlie to Perth, you will no doubt have passed through Southern Cross. At the entrance to the town (from the Kalgoorlie side) you may have noticed a large stone with a plaque and several cemetery … [Continue reading]