Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
I am sure that just about everyone would know or has heard the second verse of this wonderful verse beginning with 'I love a sunburnt Country' but not many would have read the full poem which is beautiful. I have given a short biography of the … [Continue reading]
William Thompson Dewsnap was born on the 23 Dec 1865 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the son of John Dewsnap and Isabella Murray. He arrived in Bundaberg, Queensland aboard the Nairnshire on the 9 Jul 1884 aged 18 yrs with his brother. Two years … [Continue reading]
WHEN THE LEGACY OF EARLY MINING AT KALGOORLIE CREATED A MODERN PROBLEM This story originally appeared in the "GOLDEN MAIL" newspaper in February 1999. It has been partially rewritten to accurately reflect developments since then. Two … [Continue reading]
Smith's Weekly 26 November 1927 - by John Drayton How "Justice" was served out on the Goldfields. Niagara was one of the little towns worth a column in the WA Post Office Directory of 1899 following Bob Menzies strike in … [Continue reading]
This sad and poignant story from the pen of N E Gledhill is kindly shared by his Great Nephew Allen Gledhill with thanks. STEVE HARDING lived with his wife in a tumble-down shanty on the outskirts of the Golden Mile. They were a queer couple. … [Continue reading]
