Weekend News 26th Jul 1969. In 1969 Frank Weight, aged 75yrs, was one of only three permanent residents of Kanowna. A town that once had 17 pubs. Frank stated he hadn’t been in Kanowna very long, only since the last war. Frank doesn’t have a car and if he can’t get a lift, he makes […]
An Explosive Situation
04/10/2019 By Leave a Comment
Menzies Miner 20 February 1897, page 11 The Kanowna Explosion MATCH DROPPED INTO CASK OF RUM. DEATH OF ONE OF THE INJURED MEN An accident resulting in serious injury to several persons occurred at the White Feather Hotel today, when a match dropped in a cask of spirit caused a terrific explosion. Mr Cole, proprietor […]
The Neglected Cemetery – by Janet Wells
06/09/2019 By Leave a Comment
Riding down a rutted track In climate hot and harsh, The townships just a few miles back Along the salty marsh; Its gardens full of flowering trees, Its fences bougainvillea strewn, Its roadside curbs of colored stone By local tradesmen hewn. Where people live in tidy homes, The single storied kind, And parks and greens […]
Jesse Young : a life well lived
13/02/2019 By Leave a Comment
The following amazing story has been sent to me by John Hollands, who is the Great Grandson of Jesse Young. What an adventurous life he did lead. Kalgoorlie Western Argus 12 October 1909, page 31 DEATH OF MR JESSE YOUNG The death occurred suddenly on Friday of Mr. Jesse Young, a gentleman who had been […]
The Caldwell Brothers – a soldiers story
01/04/2018 By 1 Comment
The following biographies have been researched by – Dave Spain 3638 PTE James Caldwell was born in Kanowna on or about January 1896. He enlisted in Perth, Western Australia, on the 23rd of March 1917. His Father was James Jonas Caldwell and his Mother was Charlotte Caldwell nee Gardner. They resided at 68 Padbury St, […]
