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Murder of Wimbah (Tiger), who was the first to find gold at Bulong

Wimbah, who was better known as Tiger, was an Aboriginal from the North-west who was famous during his lifetime for being an intelligent,…

Published February 5, 2021
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Life in Quarantine at Parkeston Camp, WA in 1919

With 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

Published February 5, 2021
Categorized as Norma King's Articles

Was Jack the Ripper Arrested in Southern Cross? Chapter 2

If you haven’t read chapter 1, it is recommended you read it first. A passenger named Kate Jensen, whose cabin was opposite Deeming’s (th…

Published July 20, 2020
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Was 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?

Published July 19, 2020
Categorized as Blog, Goldfield's People

Prince ‘Teddy” Visits the Goldfields

Prince Edward spent a day in Kalgoorlie and Boulder in 1920. This is a brief account of his successful tour and earlier train-crash.

Published May 20, 2020
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William Carr-Boyd – The Prince of Storytellers

In the early days of Western Australia, there were a lot of colourful characters, but none were more colourful than William Carr-Boyd.

Published May 11, 2020
Categorized as Goldfield's People, Norma King's Articles

Wiluna – Memories of Bloomers, Mice and Kangaroos

Historian and author, Norma King, fondly reminisces about her life in Wiluna, Western Australia during the 1940s. First published in 1980

Published April 4, 2020
Categorized as Norma King's Articles

Domeyer’s Search for Lasseter’s Reef

This is the story of Domeyers unsuccessful expedition in the summer of 1930 to find the infamous Lasseter’s Reef of Gold.

Published March 2, 2020
Categorized as Interviews

Eva Bensley Reminisces – A German Family in the Goldfields during WW1

The following article was written by Norma King based on interviews she had with Eva Bensley. This is the first time it has been publishe…

Published February 22, 2020
Categorized as Interviews

Bill Allen (b1902): Reminiscing with Norma

Interview with Bill Allen, about his life in Wiluna and Kalgoorlie from the 1920’s.

Published February 17, 2020
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