On the 19th May 1924, Harry ‘Tambo ’Taylor applied to receive the old-age pension having reached the age of 65 years. His application was refused as he couldn’t show proof of his age. Harry was born to an Aboriginal mother and an Irish father on the Glenalvon Station, NSW, in 1859. He had his mother’s […]
From The Far West by Barcroft Boake
From the Far West by Barcroft Boake ’Tis a song of the Never Never land — Set to the tune of a scorching gale On the sandhills red, When the grasses dead Loudly rustle, and bow the head To the breath of its dusty hail: Where the cattle trample a dusty pad Across the never-ending […]
Peter Dennis Kavanagh – a legend in his time
Peter Dennis Kavanagh joined the Police Force when he was twenty-one. How he crushed the gold-stealing industry on the Golden Mile has now gone down in history. He was tutored by that wonderfully astute Excise Inspector – John Mitchell Christie. He was a born detective, keen and shrewd, with boundless energy. He was also a […]
Camel Boots and a Lesson on Butter –
Western Mail 29 August 1940, page 9 A Hot Ride to Darlot The summer of 1895 stands out in my memory as a very hot one. We had sold our claim at Darlot, and our party of five were splitting up. Two had gone to the coast for a holiday. Bill and I had bought […]
The Yellow Streak at Gulch Creek
THE YELLOW STREAK by Gamalan The Yellow Streak claim was pure gold—no figure of speech, just fact. And it ran right through the heart of old “Pilbara Jud,” the lone miner at Gulch Creek. Jud, of course, would be the last to admit that anything like virtue lived in him. He was just “everyday junto,” […]
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