31° 34′ 8” South , 119° 23′ 14” East In 1928 former Kalgoorlie prospector, F.W. Edwards and his family left Kalgoorlie for a new life farming 15 kilometres south-west of Marvel Loch. Within 12 months he had discovered gold on the property. A successful trial crushing occurred in 1931, and then farming was abandoned for […]
Triple Tragedy at the Golden West:
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In 2013, a lady by the name of Margaret Sanders, contacted me about including her uncle Ralph Douglas Young (Joe), on the Western Australian Virtual Miners Memorial. She has seen our appeal for family members to come forward to provide additional information about miners names to be engraved on the memorial at the WA Museum […]
The Brennan Brothers Marry –
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In 1899, Kalgoorlie was to have two of the biggest events on the social calendar. The marriages of two of the members of the leading Kalgoorlie business Brennans Bros, Kyran and James Brennan. The difference being that the wedding of James Brennan took place in Perth and Kyran Brennan in Kalgoorlie. Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA […]
BLACK FLAG – ghost towns
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BLACK FLAG:- R H Henning and party pegged the Black Flag lease which in October 1894 was reported to be ‘doing very well.’ The property was sold the following year to Lord Sudley’s syndicate for $48,000. By this time men were opening up their claims, many with good results. In December, the following year, there […]
Lawrence Graham DOW – grave tales
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Below is the grave of Lawrence Graham DOW – the fourth son of Amelia nee BRADLEY and the late George Graham DOW (died in 1900). He was born in Ballarat Victoria in 1871 and he died in Kalgoorlie on the 17th June 1907. He was 36yrs old. He was the brother of Albert Bradley DOW […]
