by Moya | Mar 10, 2018 | Blogs
Charles Robert Harvey was born in Albany near Arthur River in Western Australia in 1889 to William Robert HARVEY and Esther Emily HICKS, he was one of six children. As a young man he joined the WAGR where he worked till the outbreak of War when he signed up at the age...
by Moya | Mar 9, 2018 | Miner Profile
Benjamin Champion HAND was born in September 1848 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England. His wife Hanna SPARKS was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England and they married in Queensland on the 5 Aug 1876. They were to have 11 children in 23 yrs. Truth (Perth, WA : 1903 –...
by Moya | Mar 9, 2018 | Blogs
A young geologist on a hot summers day Wandered into the hills a perilous way. The keenness he showed was hard to hide But the gossans he sought were far and wide As the day wore on, and the sun beat down His countenance showed that he wore a frown. He knew his energy...
by Moya | Mar 8, 2018 | Blogs
In July of 1979 the following question was asked in parliament to the Minister for Mines, Norman Moore:- What are the names and the date of death of persons killed at Western Mining operations in and around Kambalda from the inception of mining operations in 1969?...
by Moya | Mar 1, 2018 | Miner Profile
The Sad Story of the Worker’s Widow – by David McMillan Christmas 1908 would have been a sorrowful and despairing trial for Annie Reid (nee MARSDEN). Over the past ten months, she had lost her husband and eldest son to accidents at the Bellevue Gold Mine and...
by Moya | Feb 18, 2018 | Miner Profile
Profile compiled by David McMillan. Adam Thompson Stewart was born in Scotland in 1891, one of about 10 children and then not of great means. His father was killed in 1901 in a mine accident. He joined the Territorial Army in about 1908 and was a Sergeant in the 5th...
by Moya | Feb 5, 2018 | Miner Profile
James Lindsay Halbert (The Sydney Morning Herald Page 7 Sunday.) 7/5/1937 After the death of James Halbert, 26 single, who was killed by a fall of earth in the Youanmi Gold Mine, on the Murchison goldfield, on Friday, the men held a stop-work meeting on Saturday the...
by Moya | Feb 4, 2018 | Blogs
The following story is about a new miner who has been added to our database. His name was found by one of our research volunteers, David McMillan. He brought to my attention the following article:- Truth Saturday 10 June 1905, page 1 “An Italian miner met his...
by Moya | Dec 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
From Mindat.org – All mines in the earlier years had their safety problems but some more so than others. The workers got to know which mines were more dangerous that others to work on and in Kalgoorlie-Boulder the Horseshoe or Golden Horseshoe had the worst...
by Moya | Dec 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the WAVMM volunteers, Eric Chamberlain, uncovered further details of this miner who achieved so much in his life up to when he was killed at only 38 yrs of age. I think you will agree that her deserves a special mention. His name has quite a few variations, as...
