Lorraine KellyJul 19, 202018 minWas Jack the Ripper Arrested at Southern Cross?The notorious murderer and first serial killer or Australia, was arrested in Southern Cross in 1892. Was he Jack the Ripper?
Lorraine KellyMay 11, 202014 minWilliam Carr-Boyd - The Prince of StorytellersIn the early days of Western Australia, there were a lot of colourful characters, but none were more colourful than William Carr-Boyd.
Lorraine KellyApr 4, 20209 minWiluna - Memories of Bloomers, Mice and KangaroosHistorian and author, Norma King, fondly reminisces about her life in Wiluna, Western Australia during the 1940s. First published in 1980
Lorraine KellyMar 27, 20205 minLife in Quarantine at Parkeston Camp, WA in 1919With our state borders closed and people being quarantined, we try to imagine what it would be like being forced to stay in a quarantine cam
Lorraine KellyMar 10, 20207 minDomeyer's Search for Lasseter's ReefThis is the story of Domeyers unsuccessful expedition in the summer of 1930 to find the infamous Lasseter's Reef of Gold.
Lorraine KellyFeb 18, 20207 minEva Bensley Reminisces - A German Family in the Goldfields during WW1The following article was written by Norma King based on interviews she had with Eva Bensley. This is the first time it has been publishe...
Lorraine KellyFeb 17, 202015 minBill Allen (b1902): Reminiscing with NormaInterview with Bill Allen, about his life in Wiluna and Kalgoorlie from the 1920's.
Lorraine KellyJan 27, 20207 minLife on the 'Fields in the early days - Jim Kelly's Life (born 1894)Norma King wrote the following article based on an interview she had with Jim Kelly in the 1970s. I was eleven and a half pounds when I w...
Lorraine KellyJan 18, 20208 minReminiscing With Norma - President Hoover's Goddaughter. (Born 1902) Phyllis McMillan, who was born in 1902, was President Hoover's God-daughter. She is reminiscing with historian Norma King about her life.
Lorraine KellyDec 16, 20195 minRecollections of a former "Kalgoorlie Miner" Editor - Brian PaddickI came across an amusing letter from Brian Paddick to Norma King with regards to her book on the Kalgoorlie Miner she was researching. ["...
Lorraine KellyDec 14, 20194 minPainting filled a gap for Bob SalmonBy Norma King, first published June 1980 When an elderly man or woman loses a life partner it can be a traumatic experience and leave a g...
Lorraine KellyDec 12, 20197 minThe Big Bell! Big Bell - what memories the name of that town brings back to those who once lived there! To some, it has nostalgic thoughts of homes left b
Lorraine KellyNov 20, 20197 minThe Return of Camels to the GoldfieldsTed and Colleen Heaton brought camels back to Coolgardie in 1977 and a few months later Peter Holmes walked into Kalgoorlie-Boulder with ...
Lorraine KellyNov 14, 201910 minThe Italian Community at GwaliaFor about sixty-six years, the Sons of Gwalia mine supported the population of the town of Gwalia a and Leonora which was three kilometre...
Lorraine KellyOct 4, 201910 minAn Old Building with a Violent Past The All Nations Hotel in Kalgoorlie was associated with two race riots in Kalgoorlie. This article looks at its history
Lorraine KellyJul 29, 20195 min1930's Larkinville & The Golden EagleThe discovery of the Golden Eagle at the beginning of 1931 stirred men's imaginations and gave them hope in the dark days of the Depression.
Lorraine KellyJul 24, 20196 minThe Shooting of May WainThere was very little violence involving fire-arms during the infancy of the eastern goldfields and nothing resembling the gun-happy Amer...
Lorraine KellyJul 21, 20196 minNew Hopes: the Bullfinch Rush of 1910 By 1910 most of the excitement had gone out of mining in the eastern goldfields. Many of the rich mines had petered out while those that ...
Lorraine KellyMay 21, 20196 minThe Amazing Escape of Modesto Varischetti - Entombed miner in 1907In 1907 Varischetti was entombed underground in a mine in Western Australia for 9 days. Brave divers visited him daily to keep him alive.
Lorraine KellyMay 15, 20194 min1905 Japanese Celebrations on the GoldfieldsAmusing history on the celebrations Japanese locals arranged in Kalgoorlie and Boulder in 1905 after the fall of Port Arthur in the Russo-Ja