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Dryblower Jack - Jack Carins of Coolgardie
The following piece is taken from an article Norma King typed up (before she had a photocopier or computer!) from the Weekend News...
Lorraine Kelly
Mar 14, 20194 min read
The Lady at the Lime Kilns Pt 2
For Part 1 Jean soon discovered that housekeeping at the Lime Kilns was a lot different to what she had been used to in the city. Her...
Lorraine Kelly
Mar 12, 201910 min read
The Lady at the Lime Kilns (Part 1)
By Norma King "My God! Where have I landed myself?" Jean Zuvela said this was her first thought when she arrived at the Lime Kilns near...
Lorraine Kelly
Mar 11, 20196 min read
History of Mt Ida, an Isolated Community
Mt Ida is a ghost-town located between Mt Magnet and Leonora, 86 kilometres north-west of Menzies. It was named after a geological...
Lorraine Kelly
Feb 16, 201912 min read
Residents of 40 Piccadilly Street - Final: G & F Wishart and the King Family.
Gordon David and Florence May Wishart were the next owners of 40 Piccadilly Street, Kalgoorlie. Peter Wishart was also living with them,...
Lorraine Kelly
Feb 12, 20194 min read
The Residents of 40 Piccadilly Street, Pt 4: Ned & Mildred Willis
Edward (Ned) and Margaret Willis were the next owners of the house. They had one daughter, Dorothy. Ned was a butcher by trade and had a...
Lorraine Kelly
Jan 29, 20193 min read
The Residents of 40 Piccadilly St Kalgoorlie, Pt 3: The Egglestons
The next owner of the house was an accountant, Charles Murray Eggleston. He married a school teacher named Mary Ursula Darcey in...
Lorraine Kelly
Jan 19, 20194 min read
The Residents of 40 Piccadilly Street Kalgoorlie - Soft Drinks and Ice
Andrew Janeczek attended the Alderdice auction sale in Kalgoorlie in 1896 and successfully bid for 40 Piccadilly Street, Kalgoorlie. He...
Lorraine Kelly
Jan 11, 20194 min read
The residents of 40 Piccadilly St Kalgoorlie. Part 1 Matron & Publican
Gold was first found in Kalgoorlie (then known as Hannans) in June 1893. By 1895, Kalgoorlie had become a municipality. The first streets...
Lorraine Kelly
Jan 7, 20195 min read
Warden Finnerty: "Landlord of the Golden Age"
Of all the powerful and colourful characters associated with the State's mining history, none carried the same clout or respect than...
Lorraine Kelly
Jan 3, 20197 min read
Photos relevant to Vol 1 of Goldfields Stories
These photos were contained in Norma King's book, Colourful Tales of the Western Australian Goldfields
Lorraine Kelly
Jan 1, 20191 min read
Underground Horses in WA Mines
The first known recorded use of ponies underground in Great Britain was in the Durham coalfield in 1750. The Mines and Collieries Act of...
Lorraine Kelly
Dec 30, 20184 min read
Among the Early Ones
This is written by Lillian Foley King (nee Waldeck) in 1961. She was my Great-Grandmother, Norma King's mother-in-law. Her Grandfather,...
Lorraine Kelly
Nov 22, 20186 min read
The Marshalls & The Benelovent Society
This letter is a great read about the writer's grandmother, Janet J C Marshall, who was famed of being the first 'white' female in...
Lorraine Kelly
Aug 16, 20181 min read
Extract from "My Life Story", F W Bow 1871-1954
Steve Cooper taking 3000 pounds from Coolgardie Forwarding Company in early Coolgardie history, Burtville
Lorraine Kelly
Aug 14, 20181 min read
Goldfield's Profile - Richard Hamilton
The President of the Chamber of Mines and general manager of the Great Boulder mine in 1901 was Richard Hamilton. The below is an...
Lorraine Kelly
Aug 6, 20182 min read
Merton's Reward - The Owner & His Gold
"At the end of December, 1899, or just nine months after the beginning of operations, the returns indicated that 5,000 tons had been...
Lorraine Kelly
Aug 2, 20181 min read
Family photos of Norma King
Can you help identify the people and/or provide background information?
Lorraine Kelly
Jul 31, 20181 min read
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