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The Hannan's Herald
The community of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia had an energetic newspaper publishing industry in the late 1890s and early 1900s. The effect of the newspapers was important in the politics of the state of Western Australia, in particular the lead up to Federation, the rise of labour politics, and the evolution of political parties in the state. By the end of the initial boom in mining and establishment of more industrial scale mining, a number of smaller publishing ventures had been and gone. Titles * ''Western Argus'', 1894 - known as ''Western Argus'' between 1894 and 1896, ''Kalgoorlie Western Argus'' between 1896 and 1916, and ''Western Argus'' between 1916 and 1938. * ''Kalgoorlie Miner'', 1895 * ''The Hannan's Herald'', 1895-6 * ''Kalgoorlie (and) Boulder Standard'', 1897-1898 * ''Boulder Miner's Right'', 1897 * ''The Evening Star'', 1898-1921 * ''The Sun'', 1898-1929 * ''Westralian Worker The ''Westralian Worker'' was a newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
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] |
