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Hidden Secret Gold mine with men on Poppet head, mining building in background.

Mackay copying Dwyers famous photo of crowd listening to Father Long announcing locality of Sacred Nugget at Kanowna. Copy, note photographer Mackay taking photo in mirror.

Victoria Park Fountain and Rotunda - Snell.

Motor Cars and Brewery Cart in front of Grand Hotel, Hannan Street - Facade visible. 1925

Motor Cars and Passengers outside James and Pollock Garage, Hannan Street - Oriental Hotel next door.

Looking along Boulder Road from Hannan Street Corner, Palace Hotel, Dwyers studio, Palace pharmacy visible. 1913

Copy of Executive Council Goldfields Reform League.

Great Boulder shaft, 1600 foot level, with workers, ore bins and kibble.

Men arranged outside corrugated iron buildings and ten stamp battery, Paddington Consuls. Two horse drawn vehicles, one cart and one wooden roller. Horse in background.

Underground workings and men at Perserverance gold mine.

Horse drawn wagons loaded with beer barrels outside Hannan's Brewery Buildings, groups of men standing in front of wagons. "Opening"(Dwyer register).

Kamballie tram, the Kalgoorlie Electric Tramways Ltd, facade visible, building in background.

Family Fancy Dress Group outside house "Fisher ".

Large crowd at Kalgoorlie Racecourse, crowd on Grandstand in background.

1914

Family Group outside house with Camel and Bicycles, Bough Shed extension to Cottage. 'Waller'.

Large Street Crowd getting on Trams - Racecourse Specials, Hannan Street and Maritana Street Junction. Australia Hotel in background.

Family Group in front of house

Kurrawang**? see below Firewood Co. Woodline Train at Kurrawang pulling Wagons loaded with wood. Group of men standing near Train. S.A. Premier and party.NOTE:" Locoo "Ivanhoe" an O class 2-8-0 type loco, #219 purchased from the WA Government Railways in October 1908 by the ** WA Goldfields Firewood Supply Ltd for hauling firewood trains into Kurrawang. Named IVANHOE by the company, later numbered #1 (about 1924)" - SOURCE- Mr Adrian Gunzburg, 9 Foster Ave, Glenhuntly, Vic 3163 (14/8/95)

Reading Room at Mechanics Institute showing men sitting at desks reading. Pictures and Maps on walls.

Small Gold Mine and Miners at Mt. Monger.

"This is the Proprietary Gold Mine - Charlie Hunt and McMahon (Mine employed 14 men).

Prospector, Arthur Starr, Later of Starr and Garter Hotel Hannan Street Kalgoorlie, lived in little house for years, and built on another room, as some only had dirt floors.

In 1945, J. Cunneen and Edgar Smith took over McMahon's Mine and crushed for the Public, at Huntingtons Mill, they treated sands. They struck a big patch of gold and sunk another shaft over the hill".

Billiard Room Mechanics Institute showing Billiard Tables and men playing Billiards.

Hannan Street taken from Maritana Street Corner showing Mackay Photographic Studio, Post Office Clock Tower and other Buildings.

Horse drawn Cart with load of Mail Bags, staff around Cart outside Kalgoorlie Post Office.

Group of Nuns in front of St. John of Gods Hospital, Miss Stephens.

Large crowd of men at Hannans Open Call, Kerosene Heaters hanging from roof, Proprietor H.D. Pell & Co.

Wedding Group, Mr Bernadio Battaglia (Groom) and Katie Silke (Bride). Bride standing with long dress, hat and bouquet, groom seated, two women seated with long dresses and hats. Woman standing with long dress and hat, two groomsmen standing. Woman on far left Eleanor Summers, balding man behind her is Peter Zappa. Woman to right of bride is sister Ellen (Nellie) Silke who married Robert Mutzig in 1909.

Golden Horseshoe Gold Mine Air Copmpressor and Engine.

Portrait of Nurse Mary Mulder in early outdoor uniform, copy, note Lace Collar. Health Act 1911 Mid wives Registration Board (list in V.Hobbs "But Westward Look" (Nursing in WA 1829-1979) UWA Press. Page 222 lists Mary Mulder, 191 Collin Street Kalgoorlie. Registered on 27 June 1911, in practise at June 1909. Uniform similar to "Margaret O'Brien - 1895" Page 18 and Sisters of the People C1890 (P19) of Hobbs.

(Original Photo C1895 - "Copied" in 1907).

"Nurse Mulder trained R.P.H. and only relieved here for approx 8 weeks. She relieved as Assistant Matron.

Check for more information "Alexander Library 1900's Nursing History" and K.R.H. Library via Mrs. Breeze - Book "History of Nursing" - back pages listed names.

Information from Lynn Stevenson History Department at WA Museum.

Group portrait of fancy dress group, "Hollister Fashion Plates" Dwyer index, men and women in costume.

Large Wedding group in front of Hessian Houses, Mr John Hurley (groom) Bride Ethel ?, Bride and Groom in middle. Lady next to groom Ellen Hurley (sister to groom), seated next to her is grooms parents Mary Anne Hurley and Daniel Hurley, next to them Christina and Johnathon Vickers and child. Girl on rug far left Catherine Hurley, boy next to her is William Hurley. Man standing on far right is Daniel Hurley next to him Martin Collins. Man seated third from right Charles Hurley

Office of Goldfields Building Society, Mechanics Institute Building, Hannan St, Mr. Reynolds, displaying houses for sale and to let.

Group of people outside Kanowna Caledonian Society, D.McKellar, banner hanging from roof.

Head and shoulders portrait of woman, Miss A. Farrar, wearing hat and lace dress.

Group Portrait of Womens Christian Temperance Union Group. Mrs Annie Throssell presents banner to local W.C.T Group. Lady 2nd row from back far left: Sister Mildred Fairclough, 'Sister of the People' pioneer nussing sister 1896 trained in Adelaide. Lady in centre in dark dress: Mrs Annie Throssell wife of George Throosell MLA & Comm of lands and who was sympathetic to womens causes. Lady to right of Mrs Throssell Mrs R Hamilton wife of Richard Hamilton manager of Great Boulder Mine. L:ady seated in middle front row: Mrs Olive Carter

Kalgoorlie City Markets, Poultry Shop, Mr Palmer, showing plucked chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys, some rabbits hanging.

Interior of Standard Brewery, Kanowna, showing men checking the brew and beer kegs.