THE PRIEST AND THE POLICEMAN by Peter Conole (WA Police Historian) (Retired 2013) with permission from the Police Historical Soc @ http://www.policewahistory.org.au/HTML_Pages/Museum.html The above photograph is a fairly well known West Australian image, one which deserves a greater degree of fame. This fine relic of the Gold Rush days has been in the possession of the […]
The Glass on the Bar – by Henry Lawson
18/02/2017 By 3 Comments
The Glass on the Bar Three bushmen one morning rode up to an inn, And one of them called for the drinks with a grin; They’d only returned from a trip to the North, And, eager to greet them, the landlord came forth. He absently poured out a glass of Three Star. And set down […]
The Kathleen Maud
13/02/2017 By 3 Comments
Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette 4 September 1902, page 2 DAY DAWN NOTES. The ambulance waggon for Day Dawn arrived on Saturday last, and is a very handsomely finished vehicle. The waggon, which has been christened ” Kathleen Maud,” has been built from an American design of the latest and most up-to-date principles, with […]
The Sons of Gwalia Sunbeam
12/02/2017 By 2 Comments
The following article was written by Peter Ransom and first appeared in the February edition of the journal of the Vintage Car Club Of Queensland. It is now reproduced with his kind permission. This is one for the car enthusiasts! Apologies in advance for anyone living in Leonora ie ‘The Middle of Nowhere’ (: THE […]
Honour Roll Unveiled – Ora Banda
11/02/2017 By 12 Comments
Ora Banda sent more men to the First World War than any other town of its size in Western Australia. Of the 100 men who enlisted 35 were to make the ultimate sacrifice. – From the Kalgoorlie Miner 21 October 1920, page 6 HONOUR ROLL UNVEILED. Ora Banda, Oct 18th 1920. On Sunday afternoon […]
