The following article was written by Peter Ransom and first appeared in the February edition of the journal of the Vintage Car Club Of Queensland. It is now reproduced with his kind permission. This is one for the car enthusiasts! Apologies in advance for anyone living in Leonora ie ‘The Middle of Nowhere’ (: THE […]
Honour Roll Unveiled – Ora Banda
11/02/2017 By 12 Comments
Ora Banda sent more men to the First World War than any other town of its size in Western Australia. Of the 100 men who enlisted 35 were to make the ultimate sacrifice. – From the Kalgoorlie Miner 21 October 1920, page 6 HONOUR ROLL UNVEILED. Ora Banda, Oct 18th 1920. On Sunday afternoon […]
Hotels of the Goldfields – Cue
10/02/2017 By 5 Comments
The town of Cue was gazetted as a townsite in August 1893. It is named after Tom Cue, one of those who discovered gold there in 1892. If you would like to know more about Cue visit the OFH page at:- http://bit.ly/2lqK6SA In its heyday it boasted ten hotels:- The Murchison Club Hotel, Daly’s The Miners Arms […]
A Case of Mistaken Identity –
04/02/2017 By Leave a Comment
While recently doing my daily post on the WAVMM ‘The Western Australian Virtual Miners Memorial’ I found that it was the anniversary of a disaster that caused the death of three men at the Englishman GM in Kookynie on the 3rd February 1900. The names of the victims were:- BOURKE John, Miner 3/02/1900 Age 35 […]
NANNINE – ghost town
02/02/2017 By 4 Comments
The townsite of Nannine is located in the Murchison Goldfields region, 735 km north east of Perth and 30 km south south west of Meekatharra. Gold was discovered in the Nannine area in 1890, the area being rich with gold, and by 1891 was the site of feverish activity. In 1892 John Forrest, the Commissioner […]
