Albert Jesse ‘Tommy’ Talbot was born on a farm in Holcombe-Rogus, Hawkworthy in Devonshire in England on March the 9th, 1869. His eldest son and eldest daughter were also born on March the 9th, an unusual coincidence. Talbot came to WA in 1887. In 1891 he was working for a farmer at Northam and from […]
A Playground of Death – grave tales
15/02/2025 By 3 Comments
After living in Kalgoorlie-Boulder for many years, and talking to lots of people about what they did as youngsters and what games they played. I was told, that although playing on the slime dumps and near mine shafts was ‘strictly forbidden’, just about everyone did it. If their parents had know what they got up […]
The Men of the Chaffers –
15/02/2025 By Leave a Comment
About 24 years ago the buildings and plant of the Chaffers Mine on the Golden Mile were sold off and the mine was officially closed. As a part of these proceedings, KCGM held a big open day with stalls and displays and tours around the remaining buildings and into the Super Pit. Amongst the items […]
The Krakouer Boys – a family saga
08/02/2025 By 5 Comments
There is a wonderful and interesting link to the Krakouer family with the finding of what is now Coolgardie. Twenty-eight years before either Bailey or Ford had sighted gold at what was later to become Coolgardie, Theodore Isidore Krakouer, a Russian Jew, had been sent out as a convict number 232 from Portsmouth, England. He […]
The Billy Can – a swagmans friend
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The Quart-Pot and Billy-Can No utensil is so generally used in the bush as the billy-can; none is more widely distributed, none better known in Australia. It is cheap, light, useful, and a burden to no man. It goes with every traveller, it figures in comedy and tragedy and has been the repository of the […]
