Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Kalgoorlie Miner 17 July 1942, page 1 Boy Seriously Injured On Warburton Ranges Track - Laverton Ambulance on Long Trip About noon yesterday, the Laverton ambulance commenced a 200 miles trip each way along Warburton Ranges to attend to a boy … [Continue reading]
The following story was sent to me by Kerry Satchwell. She is not related to the Leane family, but lives in a house that used to belong to them in Swanbourne, Perth WA. While researching the house's history she came across their amazing story. The … [Continue reading]
This story was originally presented to the Eastern Goldfields Historical Soc in 2018. It is now reproduced here with the permission of the author, Doug Daws. When Paddy Hannan and his partners, Flanagan and Shea, discovered gold at Kalgoorlie in … [Continue reading]
Police Honour Legendary Aboriginal Tracker On the 2nd of July 2008, a memorial was unveiled in Kalgoorlie for one of the state's most renowned Aboriginal police trackers. Johnny Grey, also known as Pannican, who was considered one of the best … [Continue reading]
The Umpire - 24 December 1901, page 4 LIFE ON THE GOLDFIELDS A Few Murchison Reminiscences by D T Morgan If the man who battled for the precious metal 0n the Murchison five or six years ago dropped down there again and expected to … [Continue reading]
