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Jhocelyn Avendaño y Manuela Sifuentes entrevistan a Norma King, asesora de sostenibilidad en Partners for a Clean Environment (PACE) con el Condado de Boulder y Ángela María Ortíz Roa, coordinadora de justicia climática del programa Leaders Organizing for Water and Sustainability (FLOWS) en la Universidad de Colorado en Boulder. PACE: http://www.pacepartners.com/partners-for-a-clean-environment-pagina-web/ Programa Repeater (enlace sólo en inglés):Repeater: Reusables To-Go (eatrepeater.com) FLOWS: https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/FLOWS https://www.facebook.com/groups/835222160569418 Página de Facebook en español del Gobierno de la ciudad de Boulder: facebook.com/gobiernoboulderco Página web del Gobierno de la ciudad de Boulder, en español: bouldercolorado.gov/informacion-en-espanol
George Bennetts was an early resident of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and became a Member of Parliament. Synopsis of interview Born in South Australia he arrived in Fremantle in 1896 with his mother and siblings, to join his father who was working at the Great Boulder Mine. They came out on the steamship 'Innamincka'. He then details his journey by train to Kalgoorlie; the Cobb & Co. coach; Afghans and camel teams. His father had contracted typhoid fever and his mother had to walk a distance through the bush to visit him. Recollections of schooling at Reverend Collick's school in a tank in 1896 and then the Boulder school. After leaving school at 14 he starting work with a building contractor; work with a bike shop, Alfred's Dairy and sandalwooding. He describes his travels to the Whim Creek Copper Mine aboard the SS Koombana and the slave-like conditions he encountered at the mine. Details his walk 69 miles to Roebourne; being caught by police and a night in gaol. To return to Kalgoorlie he is employed as a cook for a cattle droving team and describes the poor treatment of aboriginal stockmen and working conditions. He recollects a conversation he had with an employee of the SS Kombanna, and how the employee told him the ship was dangerous since it was re-plated, as it was top-heavy. This man thought it would sink during a cyclone. The ship did sink during a cyclone on the 20th March 1912 killing 150 people. This was the first time Bennetts had told this story.
Lorraine Kelly runs the "Goldfield Stories of WA" Facebook Page and recently began revising an article Norma King, her late grandmother had written about the first piano of Southern Cross and then of Coolgardie. In it, she stated that the notorious murderer, Frederick Deeming, who had many aliases, used to play it. She claimed in this article that his reputation as a good pianist helped detectives unravel his alias, which led to his arrest in Southern Cross. Deeming was arrested in Perth and then convicted and executed for the murder of his second wife in Melbourne in 1892. During the investigation it was discovered that he had been married before and had 4 children, who were all found murdered and cemented under a kitchen floor of a property that Deeming had rented. Deeming was also suspected of being notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Recently I began revising an article Norma King had written about the first piano of Southern Cross and then of Coolgardie. In it, she stated that the notorious murderer, Frederick Deeming, who had many aliases, used to play it. She claimed in this article that his reputation as a good pianist helped detectives unravel his alias, which led to his arrest in Southern Cross. The article then went on to tell of how the piano also played a role in saving another man's life. I was interested in learning more about this notorious murderer, so I began searching for articles written about Deeming at the time and it turns out he is one of the suspects for being Jack the Ripper. This podcast looks into the life of the murderous Deeming. Chapter one of two. For more information, go to Goldfieldstories.com
Recently I began revising an article Norma King had written about the first piano of Southern Cross and then of Coolgardie. In it, she stated that the notorious murderer, Frederick Deeming, who had many aliases, used to play it. She claimed in this article that his reputation as a good pianist helped detectives unravel his alias, which led to his arrest in Southern Cross. The article then went on to tell of how the piano also played a role in saving another man's life. I was interested in learning more about this notorious murderer, so I began searching for articles written about Deeming at the time and it turns out he is one of the suspects for being Jack the Ripper. This podcast looks into the life of the murderous Deeming. Listen to chapter one before listening to this podcast Chapter two of two. For more information, go to Goldfieldstories.com
Written by Norma King and first published in the Kalgoorlie Miner in 1979. Prince Edward spent a day in Kalgoorlie and Boulder in 1920. This is a brief account of his successful tour in the goldfields and an account of the earlier train-crash in the South-West that the Prince and Lord Mountbatten apparently enjoyed! For more information and photos, go to https://www.goldfieldstories.com/post/untitled
Historian and author, Norma King, fondly reminisces about her life in Wiluna, Western Australia during the 1940s. First published in "Colourful Tales of the Western Australian Goldfields" in 1980. To read the story and many more, go to goldfieldstories.com/blog
Modesto Varischetti was entombed underground for 9 days in a goldmine at Bonnievale, Western Australia. He was kept alive with the assistance of brave divers who gave him food, tobacco, candles and diluted claret daily. To read the blog and see photos, go to https://www.goldfieldstories.com/post/the-amazing-escape-of-modesto-varischetti-entombed-miner-in-1907. First written by Norma King in 1980. Published and edited by Lorraine Kelly in May 2019. Copyright belongs to Lorraine Kelly.
A brief account of Lillian King (nee Waldeck) who was my Great-Grandmother and pioneer of Greenough, Western Australia. I found this letter to Norma King, my Nanna, which has been reproduced and published. Her father was one of the first missionaries in the region. To see photos and read the account, go to https://www.goldfieldstories.com/post/among-the-early-ones
A revision of Norma King's popular Colourful Tales of the Western Australian Goldfields by Lorraine Kelly. The stories in this book relate to Western Australia's most fasinating chapter of history - that the frenzied excitement of the early gold-rush days. Norma King was Lorraine's grandmother. Goldfield Stories: Early Days in Western Australia See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Norma King is a Kiwi worship leader now based in Brisbane, Australia. She shares her story of transformation from being a gang member, spending time in Prison, and how she was set free from addiction. Her story shows that there is hope for anyone who calls on the name of the Lord.