In 1899, Kalgoorlie was to have two of the biggest events on the social calendar. The marriages of two of the members of the leading Kalgoorlie business Brennans Bros, Kyran and James Brennan. The difference being that the wedding of James Brennan took place in Perth and Kyran Brennan in Kalgoorlie. Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA […]
BLACK FLAG – ghost towns
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BLACK FLAG:- R H Henning and party pegged the Black Flag lease which in October 1894 was reported to be ‘doing very well.’ The property was sold the following year to Lord Sudley’s syndicate for $48,000. By this time men were opening up their claims, many with good results. In December, the following year, there […]
Lawrence Graham DOW – grave tales
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Below is the grave of Lawrence Graham DOW – the fourth son of Amelia nee BRADLEY and the late George Graham DOW (died in 1900). He was born in Ballarat Victoria in 1871 and he died in Kalgoorlie on the 17th June 1907. He was 36yrs old. He was the brother of Albert Bradley DOW […]
Alice Maud Cribb – grave tales
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On the 14th March 1903 Alice Maud CRIBB nee LONG, the wife of Henry Theodore CRIBB, manager of the Croesus Proprietary Mine, died at the age of 26yrs. A few days later on the 24th of March, their infant daughter, also Alice Maud, aged 19 days (born on 5th March) also died. Alice and Henry […]
Men of Western Australia – book review
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This rare book is well worth consulting if you had a family member involved in any of the following fields in Western Australia:- Professional, Ecclesiastical, Commercial and a Sporting Life It covers the years 1936-1937 and was published by V H Colless in 1937. As a rare book it is available at the State Library […]
