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Sidney Hocking
Sidney Edwin Hocking (1859–1935) founded ''The Kalgoorlie Miner'' newspaper in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, in 1895. Born in South Australia, he began his career at ''The Adelaide Advertiser'' in 1874 as a general reporter. He began reporting on new mines in South Australia, then travelled to others in New South Wales and Western Australia. When the Kalgoorlie mines began to predominate he moved from Coolgardie and bought the weekly newspaper ''Kalgoorlie Western Argus'', later launching the daily ''Kalgoorlie Miner''. In 1900 he married 21-year-old Effie Fenn and they had eight children. Career Hocking had a reputation as a good boss in Kalgoorlie, which no doubt contributed to his election as a councillor and later mayor of the Municipality of Kalgoorlie. He was involved in the Kalgoorlie Racing Club and Chamber of Commerce, and president of the Fresh Air League which sent goldfields children to the coast for holidays. The company he formed in 1896, Hocking and Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalgoorlie Miner Building
Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area includes the historic townsite of Boulder, Western Australia, Boulder and the local government areas of Western Australia, local government area is the City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder. Kalgoorlie-Boulder lies on the traditional lands of the Wangkatha, Wangkatja group of peoples.The name "Kalgoorlie" is derived from the Wangai word ''Karlkurla'' or ''Kulgooluh'', meaning "place of the Marsdenia australis, silky pears". The city was established in 1893 during the Western Australian gold rushes. It soon replaced Coolgardie, Western Australia, Coolgardie as the largest settlement on the Eastern Goldfields. Kalgoorlie is the ultimate destination of the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme and the Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail. The nearby Super Pit gold mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
