Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
This rare book is well worth consulting if you had a family member involved in any of the following fields in Western Australia:- Professional, Ecclesiastical, Commercial and a Sporting Life It covers the years 1936-1937 and was published by V … [Continue reading]
The Ghost Town:- by Jules Reside AKA Cork Tree Flat Tuckanarra:- Latitude 27° 07' S Longitude 118° 05' E “Deserted now, no more your stirred by those in quest of gold. Now you’re but a memory blurred of what you were of old. Yet, though the … [Continue reading]
On the 3rd July 1924, a young teacher aged 18 years, Mary 'Mollie' Smith, was tragically burned to death in front of her class of young children. It must have been horrific for the children present. She is buried in the Boulder … [Continue reading]
Since the launch of the WAVMM last year I have often been asked why I have decided to include miners from the whole of Western Australia instead of just the Goldfields. I thought this might explain why. The following graph from the 1934 … [Continue reading]
If you attened recent the talk by Dr Criena Fitzgerald at the WA Museum Kagoorlie-Boulder on the 18th November you would be interested to read the following verse from the Murchison Advocate in 1902. This pre dates the period that was covered in the … [Continue reading]
