The ANA hall in Kalgoorlie was located at 360 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie which is now where the rear of Woolworths faces Hannan Street. It is not know when it was demolished but it fails to appear in the Post Office Directories … [Continue reading]
Frederick C B Vosper – Firebrand and Agitator
11/06/2016 By Leave a Comment
The son of a civil engineer, Charles Watson Vosper, Frederick Charles Burleigh Vosper was born in St Dominick Cornwall in England and educated at Truro. He immigrated to Bolivia at the age of 15. Few other details of his early life are known, but … [Continue reading]
“Time Gentlemen” – Book Review
11/06/2016 By 3 Comments
"Time Gentlemen" A History of the Hotel Industry in Western Australia by Caroline de Mori Published 1987, ISBN 1862527695 "Time Gentlemen' traces the history of the hotel industry in Western Australia since the first liquor licences were … [Continue reading]
Coolgardie Childrens Hospital – A First !!!
05/06/2016 By 2 Comments
The Childrens Hospital Coolgardie – the first children’s hospital in Western Australia, functioned for a time in Coolgardie but was eventually abandoned and the patients were placed in a special ward in the Government hospital close by. In 1904 the … [Continue reading]
