Coolgardie Miner Saturday 23 June 1894, page 5 He Threw a Seven by Smiler Hayles He came to this field amongst the first army of gold-seekers who swept inland from the sea coast, intent upon burgling the treasure chests of nature. He was only one of the rough but gallant band of pioneers who, leaving […]
Deaths in the early days of Mt Margaret:
22/02/2020 By 2 Comments
I have just completed the following project on the early deaths in the Mount Margaret Registry District. These deaths are not the very first recorded for the cemeteries in this area but are the first from when the registry district opened an office in Leonora and started registering deaths in 1897. Prior to this deaths […]
The Great Boulder Disaster of 1904
25/05/2019 By 2 Comments
THE GREAT BOULDER DISASTER. FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS, HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THE ENGINE DRIVER’S ACCOUNT. A great deal has been written, both in the newspapers of the day and since, on the terrible tragedy of ‘The Great Boulder Disaster’ on May 25th 1904. It would be the greatest number of fatalities in one accident that […]
The Worst Accident in the history of Australian Gold Mining and The Nicholas Family
15/12/2017 By 2 Comments
William Nicholas, was the manager of the Main Load GM in Burbanks. He had a long flowing white bear and was know for his eccentric behaviour. This earned him the nickname of ‘The Professor’. He married Alice FOWLER and they had two daughters, Alice May and Zoe Victoria and two sons Clive Lanyon and William. […]
Gold and Ghosts – book review
05/10/2017 By Leave a Comment
Gold and Ghosts Vol 1 and Vol 2 – by D W de Havelland Many of you, I am sure, will have heard of the series of books called ‘Gold and Ghosts’! There are four volumes in the series and many consider them to be the ‘Prospectors Bible”. It is Vol 1 and Vol 2 […]
