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Kalgoorlie

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August 13th 2014
Next stop Kalgoorlie, a town in the Goldfields in Western Australia. This spot was central to the goldrush in the late 1800’s and was where Ciaran’s Great Great Grandfather came out with his brothers and opened a drapery business before returning to Ireland in the 1900’s. It turns out that they were quite a big name in the town and the local historian had loads of information on them for us. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kalgoorlie

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more