Paddy Hannan Day

Commemorate Paddy Hannan Day with the EGHS!

Victor Watts Memorial

In August, 1902, a match was played between Mine Rovers and Warriors, where the proceeds from the gate were devoted to a fund for placing a headstone over “poor old Watts’ grave. There was a very big muster, the object being a popular one.

Press Release – Eastern Goldfields Historical Society short listed in two categories for the 2025 WA Heritage Awards.

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society (EGHS) is proud to announce that it has been shortlisted in two categories at the 2025 Western Australian Heritage Awards, to be held on Monday, 17 November 2025, at the Government House Ballroom in Perth. The EGHS has been shortlisted for: • Interpretation Project, recognising the outstanding efforts of th

100th Anniversary of the death of Paddy Hannan. November 04, 2025.

November 04, 2025, marks 100 years since the death of Paddy Hannan, and the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society is holding a memorial to mark this milestone. The Society is holding the memorial at Paddy Hannan’s Tree, Outridge Terrace, on Tuesday, November 04, at 7:30 am until approximately 8:30 am.

Press Release – Eastern Goldfields Historical Society Secures Ninth Year of City Funding to Sustain Local Heritage Work

Press Release – Eastern Goldfields Historical Society Secures Ninth Year of City Funding to Sustain Local Heritage Work The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society (EGHS) is proud to announce that it has secured 12 months of funding from the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder under the City’s Annual Grants Program—marking the ninth consecutive year of suppor

July 2021 Newsletter

16th June 2021

June Newsletter

75 Years of the EGHS

May Newsletter

Members headed to Wiluna for the Easter long weekend.

April 2021 Newsletter

All the news and events for April.

Community Heritage Grant recipient 2020

In 2020 the National Library of Australia awarded 61 grants to provide assistance with the preservation of nationally significant collections that can be accessed by the public.

March 2021 Newsletter

Recently the EGHS was donated a Memory Map from Philippa Nikulinsky.

Eastern Goldfields Historical Society book store beats the trend

The Eastern Goldfields Historical Society (EGHS) has expanded its book store collection by nearly two hundred titles.

EGHS Newsletter June 2019

Learn about King Battery, EGHS recently received a copy of a paper about King Battery, located at Woolibar Station, written by Dr S E Close. The Battery is on the Register of Heritage Places, as a Permanent Entry, by the Heritage Council of WA (2005).