This “Early Years Project” will look at those people, who in the Early Years: – were living in South America and who later migrated to Western Australia were resident in WA and went to South America to work or live were resident in countries (generally European) who went to South America as […]
The Unknown Swagman – a verse
14/04/2018 By Leave a Comment
The Sun 1 Aug 1915 SWAGMAN UNKNOWN. Age About 5O. The body of a swagman was recently found and: buried in the bush out from Coolgardie His name was unknown, and he was about 50 years of age. In the loose mould Out from Coolgardie Bury an old . Pioneer hardy. Not old. in […]
Whats in a Name – The Moonta Turks
13/04/2018 By 4 Comments
I have often wondered about the names of these teams. They are both Cricket and Football teams with the same name, the Moonta Turks. This in its self is quite unusual I think, and I have not been able to find out the origin of the name. I first noticed it because my maiden name […]
The Dismal Traders:-
12/04/2018 By 1 Comment
Undertakers, or funeral directors, have been on the Goldfields from the very first days. The occupation of making coffins was usually done by someone with a trade in carpentry and they usually produced other items such as furniture. Coach builders were also often the makers of coffins. Not all of the makers of ‘funeral furniture’ […]
Picture Perfect – T F MacKay Studios
11/04/2018 By 4 Comments
This is the first in a series of profiles on Goldfields Photographers. Some, like the T F MacKay Studios, ran a successful commercial ventures, mainly catering for portraiture photography. Others were travellers who went around to the outlying areas taking pictures of both people and places. In 1917, Joseph J Dwyer sold his studio to […]
