From:- Vetaffairs Autum 2019 p17 A number of unmarked graves of World War veterans who died after returning from the war will be commemorated under a two year pilot program. Administrated by the Office of Australian War Graves (OAWG) the unmarked graves of the First World War Program will provide funding to help ex-service organisations, […]
Fighting Sons of the Empire – Westonia WW1
30/03/2019 By 3 Comments
The following records have been very kindly sourced by Graeme Monaghan, I would like to thank him for all his hard work:- The following is a list of the men who joined up for WW1 in Westonia WA. It is not a comprehensive list, as there may be others we have not yet found. As […]
War Museum Opening
16/02/2019 By 1 Comment
The official reopening of the Goldfields War Museum will take place on Saturday 9 March 2019. We will be asking people to assemble outside the old war museum building on Burt Street at 2.00pm and at 2.30pm we will commence a short march along the footpath to the Boulder Town Hall. The Mayor will then […]
Royce Woodhead – a soldier in the making
09/02/2019 By 5 Comments
North Kalgoorlie School Cadets, winners of the best shooting school cadets. Taken in 1909. Back row ? SMITH, Jack BACKHOUSE, Captain Lionel JEFFRIES, E STRANGER, Eric LEAN Front Row: Royce WOODHEAD, Tom CLEMENTS, B CAPLE, Sid KINGS. Young Royce Woodhead would have been 14 yrs old in this photograph although he look younger. The shooting […]
Westonia rolls of honour :-
23/01/2019 By 3 Comments
These are Roll of honour board’s in the memorial room, located inside the Old Miners Hall (Miners and Mechanics Institute) at Westonia which was built in 1914 & fully restored between 2007 – 2009. The war memorial room was added and completed in 2008 to hold the WWI Roll of Honour (right) and the newly […]
