Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
In early 1896 Annie Jones from Bendigo Victoria, was nursing in the Government hospital at Cue, Western Australia. While she was recovering from a mild form of typhoid fever, word came by camel train that Mr Magnus Maxton Calder, a member of the … [Continue reading]
17 November 1896, Port Adelaide Tuesday 7 a.m. My Dearest Wifie We have just arrived here per Gabo and leave again this afternoon at 4 p.m. so we have been little time for this part the city of Adelaide or churches as it is often called by … [Continue reading]
Gindalbie - Western Australia Latitude 30 degrees 20’S Longitude 121 degrees 45’E Gindalbie is an abandoned Goldfields townsite located about 55kms north east of Kalgoorlie. In 1898 when it was proposed to establish a town here the name … [Continue reading]
Australia’s Richest Handicap Cycle Race Cycling has been part of the Goldfields since the courier cyclist in the 1890's carried messages around the Goldfields before the telegraph line came to the region. This year's Minara Resources Goldfields … [Continue reading]
This long weekend of the 30th May to the 1st of June marks the richest bike race in Australia, The Leonora Golden Gift. The Leonora Golden Gift has 1 mile open, 1 mile elite, and 120 metre sprint events as part of the Golden Gift Carnival in Leonora, … [Continue reading]
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