The Lambert family originated in Cardiff, Wales, where Henry Lambert was born in 1854. He worked for the N E Railway Company as a steam raiser before being promoted to a guard’s position. In his employment, he found his way to Middlesbrough in Yorkshire where he met Mary Jane Colley and they married here in 1879. Son HENRY ERNEST…
The “Kookaburra” bottle is sought after by many avid crown seal collector’s. It is highly regarded as one of the states most recognised amber pictorial 26oz bottles. Crown seal collectors feature this bottle at show time & as the company did not trade over a long period of time, it is not an easy bottle to acquire. Company owner…
Joseph Michael Moore was born in Perth on 5 Dec. 1857. His trade was as a coachsmith and blacksmith which he listed as his occupation until the time of his death on 30 July 1935. He married Esther Games on 27 Dec 1881 & between 1883-1899 they had 13 children. She died in 1926 but in 1894 they were…
All bottle diggers travelling to Kalgoorlie in the years 1970-90’s spent many days digging the Lamington and Bouldertips & surrounding areas hoping to bring home the prized “Dempsey dog” ginger beer. This renowned champagne shaped green top bottle featured a dog’s face on its surface and would only be dug by a few collectors. Other collectors would pay hundreds…
John McManaway was born in Roscommon, Ireland in 1863. He moved to Victoria, Australia and by the age of 21 years had married Mary Glover. They had 6 children and by 1895 the family had moved to Western Australia and lived in Howick St, Perth. Their eldest daughter Muriel died here aged 9 years in 1895 and is buried…
The Ivory Brothers Edward and Patrick, trading as Ivory Bros of Coolgardie arrived in W A in 1894. They conducted a Tobacconist and Hairdressers business on the corner of Bayley and Ford streets, whilst their brother John Ivory joined William Fairchild at the Golden West Aerated Water factory in Lindsay Street. The factory opened in time for the summer…
Western Australian based group dedicated to the finding and preservation of relics of all sorts.