Some months ago, when looking at my records for Kanowna and in particular, the honour board for WW1, which survives today in remarkable condition at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder War Museum. I thought how interesting it would be to see if I could find out the details of all the men listed which only had a surname […]
A Lynching for Kitty –
04/11/2023 By 1 Comment
Eastern Recorder – Kellerberrin WA – 3 March 1933 LYNCH LAW IN WA A True Story of Early Goldfields Days by D Dinan. With, my dear old friend, “Matilda” (my swag), I struck Niagara W.A. early in the nineties. Niagara was some town in those days —four pubs, one at each corner. The pubs […]
When the Legacy of Early Mining Created a Modern Problem
21/10/2023 By Leave a Comment
WHEN THE LEGACY OF EARLY MINING AT KALGOORLIE CREATED A MODERN PROBLEM by Doug Daws This story originally appeared in the “GOLDEN MAIL” newspaper in February 1999. It has been partially rewritten to accurately reflect developments since then. —-oOo—- Two apparently unrelated events in 1998 briefly opened a window on a little-known geological curiosity with […]
All the Little Children – the Willis family
30/09/2023 By 7 Comments
I’m sure many readers will know that there was a high child mortality rate in the early days of the Goldfields and all of the cemeteries both large and small will testify to this. However, there is one family, in one town, that surely must be one of the most number of children to one […]
Kanowna Cemetery – a new milestone
30/09/2023 By 5 Comments
As many of you will know if you have been following our stories for a while, Outback Family History embarked on a project to restore and preserve the Kanowna Cemetery. This is the second cemetery located on Yarri Road. This was three years ago and I would now like to advise you how far we […]
