This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Early Days on the Goldfields
J H Garven recalls his time on Western Australian goldfields from Fremantle to Kalgoorlie in the mid 20th century. He describes transport by ships and camels, stockpiled water and salt lake distillation, improvised adobe buildings, rough living conditions, and the vivid memory of pioneering life during the gold rush era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maitland Mercury
West Australia
Ike
Port Adelaide
Adelaide
Albany
King George's Sound
Fremantle
Balianell Castle
Melbourne
Toversy
Tagamy
Sydney High School
West
Sind
Gardfield
Kookinie
ML. Weld
Kookynie
Uwe Kirkpatricke
Mt. Weld
John Forrest
Aeventina
ML. Margaret
Mt. Mackenzie
Mt. Leonora
Mt Margaret
Kalgoorlie
Australia
Hia
Uke
Niagara
Goon- Barrie
Salt Lake
Zardie
Niagara Hotel
Conral
Tom Diay
Scarvely
Ely