From the Western Argus Newspaper 24th January 1905 Coolgardie Jan 17th 1905 Sydney CONDER who was admitted to the Coolgardie Hospital last Thursday suffering from snakebite is in a serious condition. Condor saw a rabbit enter a burrow and thrust his arm in and was bitten on the hand. His ‘mates’ scarified the bite to […]
Thomas RYAN – The King of Meekatharra
28/12/2015 By 13 Comments
Earlier in the year I was contacted by Sue Hartley who is the Great Grandaughter of Thomas Ryan and his wife, Henrietta Ryan nee Kane. Their third child, Mary Daisy Ryan, known as Dais, was her grandmother. Meekatharra Ryan” or the King of Meekatharra as Tom was known, did much to build the town amenities […]
Robbery Under Arms – by John Marshall
19/12/2015 By Leave a Comment
Robbery Under Arms on the Coolgardie Road In the early days of the Goldfields the escort used to leave Coolgardie every week with parcels of gold varying from £5000 to £50,000 in value. It was a common remark to hear passed by the diggers, who usually gathered to watch the gold being taken out of […]
Hall of Fame Memorial Garden
12/12/2015 By Leave a Comment
I would like to let everyone know about the ‘Memorial Garden’ that has been established at the ‘Mining Hall of Fame’. Last year saw the placement of the first personal memorial to a miner who was killed in an accident at work. The staff at the Mining Hall of Fame were so very helpful in […]
The First Line into ‘The Old Town’
05/12/2015 By 1 Comment
Many of you may have seen this sign which is located near the entrance of the carpark near Kmart in Brookman Street. It is on the site of what used to be the corner of Cassidy and Brookman Streets. It marks the point where the telegraph line entered into what was then called Hannans and […]
