A Pretty Wedding

Kalgoorlie Miner Monday 28 September 1903, page 4 WEDDING AT ANACONDA A pretty wedding took place at the Anaconda Hotel on the 23rd inst. between Mr. A. F. Thompson, of the Anaconda Hotel and Miss Maggie Symonds. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Douglas Trumble, of Malcolm and the bride was given away by […]

Darlot Rose Bowl

This beautiful rose bowl was won by Carl Pederson who is the grandfather of Peter Wright who sent in the photo and who has this wonderful heirloom. Inscription on one side is:- The Lawlers & Darlot Cup Won by Lawlers Rifle Club Scoring 213 points Sept 1903        Oct 1902       515 Points On the other side […]

Lawlers Update – book review

This book is a rare publication and  is very hard to find. It was written by Lyn Hatch to celebrate the centenary of the town of Lawlers. The book was published by Plutonic mining who also published a book on Darlot. LAWLERS Latitude 28° 05′ S Longitude 120° 31′ E The townsite of Lawlers is […]

The Murder of May Wain – grave tales

A Tragedy Recalled !!! The Six Mile Murder   –   by Clara Patton Crimes against women of any kind were very rare on the Goldfields of Western Australia. The prospecting community respected and valued women and welcomed their presence. It was therefor, a terrible shock to the community  when it was made known that […]

We dont like Cricket ‘Oh No’ We love it !!!!!

Well, it’s that time of year again so here are a few photos for the cricket fans:- Back Row:- J Calder (Umpire), J Elari, M Porter, D Wearing, J Cahill, A Bennetts Middle Row:- C Williamson, L Stephens, W Trewhella (Capt), C Burgess (V Capt) E Prince Sitting:- T Porter and C Calder Back Row:- […]