T Roberts Hairdressing Saloon (not Salon) Hair Cut Painlessly, terms cash! I just love this photo. Taken at Murrin Murrin (between Leonora and Laverton),Western Australia. Is this a cunning advertising ploy or did some hair stylists really hurt? Perhaps he also sold alcohol (to numb the pain maybe) and […]
Ghost Towns – Gwalia and Big Bell
04/01/2015 By 5 Comments
Although Gwalia is deserted today, it’s managed as the Gwalia Ghost Town and Museum, providing visitors with an insight into a historical period and way of life that has now vanished. Visitors can wander around the old townsite, where the original mine manager’s house (designed by Herbert Hoover, a young geologist who was later to […]
The Desert Echo – Trans Australian Newspaper
16/11/2014 By 1 Comment
The “Desert Echo’ was a handwritten newspaper published by the workers employed on the Trans Australia Rail Line. It wasnt possible for them to receive updates on contemporary news so they made their own. This small document is an amazing snapshot of the every day lives of the men who worked on this lonely and isolated […]
Kalgoorlie Cemetery Records E – H
07/09/2014 By 1 Comment
Today sees the second installment of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery Records. This first section for burials A to D was released three weeks ago. We have transcribed up to M at this stage with still a long way to go for checking but if you name is not in these sectiosn do email me and […]
Kalgoorlie Cemetery Records A – D
24/08/2014 By 6 Comments
Today sees the first installment of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery Records. This first section is for burials A to D. We have transcribed up to M at this stage with still a long way to go for checking but if you name is not in this section do email me and I will look it up […]
