Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 – 1950), Saturday 28 January 1911, page 4 Funeral.— The remains of the late Mr. George Gillespie, late mill shift boss on the Chaffers gold mine, were interred in the Presbyterian portion of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery on Thursday afternoon, the burial service being conducted by the Rev. J. A. Agnew. […]
A Bush Christmas – C J Dennis
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The sun burns hotly thro’ the gums As down the road old Rogan comes The hatter from the lonely hut Beside the track to Woollybutt. He likes to spend his Christmas with us here. He says a man gets sort of strange Living alone without a change, Gets sort of settled in his way; And […]
Mining Deaths – Lawlers Snapshot
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In mining areas it was very common to have deaths occur from accidents and miners lung conditions, and Lawlers is no exception. In the Lawlers Cemetery there are 19 mining related deaths out of a total of 164 burials. It is sad that none of them have a headstone. Their details are all recorded on […]
The Rabbits are Coming-
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This article appeared just one year before the ‘Rabbit Proof Fence” was started and wouldn’t be finished until 1907. This may be the first sighting of rabbits on the Goldfields. Kalgoorlie Western Argus 23 October 1900 The Rabbits are Coming! WIDGIEMOOLTHA, Oct 15- Two local prospectors named J. Reed and J. White captured and brought […]
Lawlers Cemetery- Snapshot – all the little children
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As to be expected in these early times, the child mortality rate was very high. If you lived away from a large population, it was even higher. The risk was not just for the babies and young children, but for the mothers as well. It is said, that if you were pregnant and living in […]
