William “Burly Bill” Lucas (1852-1904) a family story. The following story has been most carefully researched, not withstanding the complications. John Fripp, who has very kindly shared this unusual family story was assisted by DNA tests as well as the usual research methods. William Lucas must have been a very hansom figure of a man, […]
A Vet in the House !!!!
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We have yet another identified Kalgoorlie House. This is the residence of Austen Harry Bradley Veterinary Surgeon, 5 Brookman Street, Kalgoorlie. Sadly the house on this block today , although old, is not the original building in the photograph. Mr Bradley had an area at the rear of the building where he was able to […]
The Great Beer Strike of 1903 – Victory !!!!
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BEER STRIKE AT MT MORGANS. VICTORY FOR THE STRIKERS. Kalgoorlie Western Argus: 14 July 1903. – A correspondent, telegraphing under yesterday’s date from Mt. Morgans, states :A fierce and decisive battle has been fought in this town, the contest lasting exactly 48 hours. The miners, led by Captain Frampton, held a meeting on Friday night […]
Death of a Bushman – a verse
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We have another excellent poem by Ray Jackson – This is what he tells me about it- In 1897 both of my Great Grandfathers on my Mothers side, brought their families to Kalgoorlie to live. George Nankiville came from Berrima in NSW with his wife Sarah and my Grandmother Myra and her brothers. Andrew Bruce came […]
A Faithful Wife, True and Kind-
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I was recently sent this photograph of H Cramer and Co, Saddle, Collar and Harness Maker. To find out a bit more about the business I started to search. A sad tale indeed unfolded. In Kalgoorlie in 1901, a young couple married, Margaret Theresa Angus and Henry Timothy Cramer. Henry was born in 1871 in […]
