Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
The Goldfields Cycle Express History by Gary Cowans The Coolgardie Cycle Express, a pioneering mail service on the goldfields before telegraphy, thrived on swift desert deliveries but succumbed to competition and changing technology, leaving behind … [Continue reading]
The following wonderful photographs have been kindly sent to me to share with you. They are from the family album of Ms Robin Panousieris, nee Fisher, and concern her Grandfather, William James Fisher, who was born in 1872, Sago Hill, Ballarat, … [Continue reading]
The following account of an interview with Messrs. Bayley and Ford, the discoverers of Coolgardie, is taken from the Australian Mining Standard. The West Australian - 1 Dec 1893, Pg 7 THE DISCOVERERS OF COOLGARDIE. Bayley and Ford Firstly a … [Continue reading]
While researching one of the miners on the Western Australia Miners Memorial, I was lucky to come across, not only a photo of him but also of his wife and one of his children sitting on the verandah of their home in Victoria Street, Kalgoorlie. This … [Continue reading]
Western Mail 16 December 1898, page 102 Skeleton Gully by Arthur Watts I was bushed! After I had spent two hours vainly attempting to find the track, I sat down for a rest and a smoke, and I admitted to myself that I was really … [Continue reading]
