Family and Local History of the Goldfields of Western Australia
Daily News 28 November 1951, page 1 Hammer Murder In Boulder BOULDER - With head injuries allegedly caused by a hammer blow, a Yugoslav miner was found dead in a Boulder house at 4 a.m. today. A man living in the same house has been … [Continue reading]
In Coolgardie in 1894 there was an influx of British nobility and for a time there were more Lords, Dukes, Baronets and others in Coolgardie than had or ever has been, in any one Australian town at the same time. These Britishers packed more guns … [Continue reading]
The Sun - Kalgoorlie 28 November 1909, page 11 A Tale of the Tanami The Dryblowers Reminiscences Jack Hunter of the Kimberley By 'Bilby OLD JACK HUNTER the 'over-lander', blowing off his run, glared with suspicion over the rim … [Continue reading]
Back in 1997, I was in correspondence with Lenore O'Neill who is a relative of the Casey family. She holds a copy of the Miners Right shown below and has recorded what was written on the back. It said: "This Miners Right was presented to his … [Continue reading]
Western Mail Perth - 18 August 1949, page 15 The Abandoned Mine Gaunt, against a lowering sky, With steely fingers interlaced, and capped with a motionless wheel,The poppet head looks down upon its lesser … [Continue reading]
