“When gold was found at Fly Flat close to Coolgardie in 1892, then at Hannan's (later on Kalgoorlie) in 1893, countless numbers flocked to your arid Goldfields. The dearth of fresh new water was an enormous difficulty and resulted in very poor sanitation, conditions such as typhoid and many deaths … There will always be something outlandish to

“When gold was uncovered at Fly Flat in the vicinity of Coolgardie in 1892, then at Hannan's (later Kalgoorlie) in 1893, 1000's flocked for the arid Goldfields. The lack of new drinking water was a tremendous dilemma and resulted in poor sanitation, ailments for instance typhoid and a lot of deaths … There will always be anything outlandish to