The Monte Christo Quarry – by D Daws

This story was originally presented to the Eastern Goldfields Historical Soc in 2018. It is now reproduced here with the permission of the author, Doug Daws. When Paddy Hannan and his partners, Flanagan and Shea, discovered gold at Kalgoorlie in June 1893, they were quickly surrounded by literally thousands of other gold prospectors who, too, […]

Police Honour Legendry Tracker Pannican

Police Honour Legendary Aboriginal Tracker On the 2nd of July 2008, a memorial was unveiled in Kalgoorlie for one of the state’s most renowned Aboriginal police trackers.  Johnny Grey, also known as Pannican, who was considered one of the best trackers of his time. He worked for the police in the Laverton-Leonora area from 1942 […]

Murchison Reminiscences

The Umpire – 24 December 1901, page 4 LIFE ON THE GOLDFIELDS A Few Murchison Reminiscences by D T Morgan If the man who battled for the precious metal 0n the Murchison five or six years ago dropped down there again and expected to find things as they were, he would be sadly disappointed. True, […]

Old Meeka Cemetery – ”are we now remembered?”

The original cemetery used before the town of Meekatharra was gazetted in 1903 and continued to be used until May 1907. The cemetery was located next to mining works and was deemed unsuitable. In 1907 the town council organised the creation of the Cemetery Board, which organised land cleared for a new cemetery. – With […]

Remembering Sister Mary Anthony –

With thanks to Susie de Monchaux for sharing her wonderful family story with us – Sister Mary Anthony Fitzpatrick (1888–1986) by Susie de Monchaux and family Eric Sierins, image editor Sister Mary Anthony Fitzpatrick was the first cousin of my paternal grandmother, Mrs Minnie Lillian de Monchaux (nee Fitzpatrick). In 1970, when I was eight […]