THE LEGEND OF C.Y. O’CONNOR … and his golden pipeline

THE LEGEND OF C.Y. O’CONNOR … and his golden pipeline by John Terrell The following was a well-deserved Blue Ribbon winner by John Terrell at the Kununurra Agricultural Society’s annual show in July 2024 in the category of - Poetry and Prose - Yarn … [Continue reading]

Michael Tobin – a grave in the wilderness

  Michael TOBIN died on the 7th of April 1907 aged 33 years at Wadda Waddah Well or No 40 Well on the newly proposed stock route from the Kimberly called the Canning Stock Route. He was buried on a sandy ridge 250 metres from well No 40. … [Continue reading]

A House with a History –

Daily News 28 October 1933, page 4 HOUSE WITH A HISTORY - Never Inhabited QUAINT RELIC OF BOOM DAYS (By J. D. Costello) Perched alone on the lip of a breakaway near the deserted townsite of Kintore on the road from Coolgardie to … [Continue reading]

A Trip Through Kunanalling to Bonnie Vale –

The Sun 28 June 1903, page 3 A TRIP FROM KUNANALLING TO BONNIE VALE by Cobb. Coming over from Siberia I, put up a night at Kunanalling, and had an opportunity to study the town and its inhabitants. Two or three dismal lights illuminated the … [Continue reading]

Albany Bell – The Confectionary King

Many Kalgoorlie locals  will recognise the building in the photograph below as Tippetts Tea Room at 100 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie (now the House of Babes). However, before being named Tippetts it was called the Albany Bells Tea Rooms. I had thought … [Continue reading]