Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Thanks to Tim Cudini, War Museum Assistant, we have not only been able to name the photograph but also to put names to all thise in the photograph. What a great result. I am sure there are many familiar names in the photograph. One mystery … [Continue reading]
In 1927 you could buy a new Harley Davidson bike for $110, still a lot of money in those days !!! … [Continue reading]
Jack and Francis Tree had lived in Coolgardie since 1970 and fifteen of those years had been in Warden Finnerty’s House in McKenzie Street, Coolgardie. The six bedroom mansion was built by the Bunning Brothers soon after they arrived from Scotland … [Continue reading]
The Adelaide Tailoring Co at 65 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie in 1910. The Adelaide Tailoring Company was a popular business in Kalgoorlie around 1910 with branches on Perth, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney. It operated from about 1907 right … [Continue reading]
The story of the Buscombe sisters in the Goldfields is one of resourcefulness, resilience, and ugly men. Amy, the eldest of the three, would go on to become the first female journalist at the Kalgoorlie Miner Newspaper writing the 'Ladies Letter' … [Continue reading]
