I was recently send the following photographs ‘from the family album’ by Des Hindes. I would say that the first photo may have been taken by a travelling photographer who would carry suitable backdrops such as this with them. If anyone would like to get in touch with Des, just send me a message. My […]
A Ghan who did a’woowing go :
17/07/2018 By Leave a Comment
The Sun, Kalgoorlie : 24 March 1907, page 9 MARRIAGE OF A RUE DE BROOKMAN RESIDENT. The foundations of goldfields society were not exactly shaken to their bedrock bottom on Wednesday morning, last , when the “Kalgoorlie Miner” issued with the announcement of the marriage of a well known Afghan , to a more notoriously […]
Harry Pearce : sportsman and miner
14/07/2018 By Leave a Comment
Harry Pearce, a former instructor with the Victorian Police Force, opened a gymnasium in portion of Leiper & Lamb’s store in 1893, where he taught boxing and promoted bouts for prizes donated at his insistence by lucky miners and where, according to one writer ‘the exponents of biff by sleight of hand extracted gold from […]
The Old Yundamindera Pub
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The Old Yundamindera Pub With mud walls rough and weathered, The old pub stands four square But there’s now no horses tethered, No miners drinking there The rusted roof is leaking, The bar room walls are bare, A loose door’s eerie creaking, The only sound you hear. Gone are the hardy miners, Who did their […]
Oscar Ohlson – fireman
14/07/2018 By 1 Comment
Oscar Olaf Ohlson of the Coolgardie Fire Brigade taken 26 Jun 1912. He was born in Sweden on 23 Dec 1882 and died in North Adelaide and is buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia on the 18 Mar 1954.
