No more bets big Nick cried, as the pennies went up, And they spun round and round in the air Tails he called when they came down to rest, For the spinner it was sheer despair. He tossed the kip down on the ground in the ring; that was a quick lost ten qui […]
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Heres’ to you Mrs Robinson – a pioneering woman
27/06/2020 By 1 Comment
This photograph was taken at Lake View Consoles GM in Kalgoorlie in 1896. It shows a group of gold prospectors and miners, including adventurous natural-geologist and pioneering prospector Robert (‘Bobby’) Robinson and his wife, Annie, standing at the right of the group. Not many woman are depicted in these earlier photographs, many choosing to stay […]
Aviation Pioneers of the Outback of WA
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Aviation Pioneers of Outback Western Australia – First Sixty Years by John Pritchard – Part 1 Introduction In the 100 year anniversary of the passing of legislation by the Australian Parliament in 1920 to regulate aviation in Australia , this document reflects back on the beginnings of aviation and the achievements attained over the first […]
Youanmi Cemetery :
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Latitude : 28 37 S Longitude : 118 50 E Youanmi is an abandoned goldfields townsite located 570 km north east of Perth and 90 km south west of Sandstone. Gold was discovered in the area in 1896, but was of insufficient richness to warrant being developed. The area was rediscovered in 1908, and by […]
The Ragged Thirteen – a verse
20/06/2020 By Leave a Comment
Sunday Times 21 August 1938, page 21 A Rhyme of the Ragged Thirteen (By Dryblower Murphy.) The cases of fizz are on the ice, the table turkey’s trussed (Hang the bother and hang the price when its vintage versus dust). There’s crooners to croon and a band to play, speeches and toasts in turn, And […]
