Hasty's Grave This grateful country cherishes the fine courageous band Who pioneered the wilderness, and founded our great land And so it is appropriate that the name of one so brave Be printed on our outback maps, marked simply 'Hasty's … [Continue reading]
The Railway Arrives in Boulder – a quiet affair
The following paper was written by Douglas C Daws J.P. and presented to the Eastern Goldfields Historical Soc on the 8th Nov 1997 for the centenary of the arrival of the railway to Boulder. It is reproduced here with his kind permission. PRECIS: … [Continue reading]
Beware of Victorians Bearing Gifts –
Western Mail 29 September 1938, page 11 OVER THE PLATES One Day in Early Kanowna. A couple of young Victorians blew into camp one morning with a spring cart loaded with fresh vegetables, no more than a week old at least. Every man on the field … [Continue reading]
A Wedding at Maybe –
On 22nd April 1914, William Alexander Wallace TILLER married Mabel Christine LEIPOLD in the Protestant Hall, Kookynie. The reception was held at the Maybe Gold Mine. William was the son of William TILLER and Anne BEARDMORE (Dec) and was from … [Continue reading]
Andrew Barr – and impressive funeral
Coolgardie Miner 6 February 1911, page 3 DEATH OF ANDREW BARR AN IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL Few men in Coolgardie were better known and respected than Andrew Barr, and when the news was circulated early on Saturday that he had gone to his … [Continue reading]