Pioneer of the Murchison. DEATH OF MR. JOHN PERKS. Mr. John Perks, the original pioneer of the now well-known Murchison country, passed away peacefully on May 17 last at Bewdley, Worcestershire, England, in his 86th year, writes Mr. F. Wittenoom. He arrived in this State in the early fifties. About 1854 he was employed […]
Constable Edward Tindall – grave tales
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Death from Typhoid Fever was common around the turn of the 19th century. Many of the victims were fit young men who could succumb to the disease and perish very quickly as this story of a young Police Constable, who had been on the Goldfields less than 6 months, will tell. The following is an […]
Gold Stealing – a cunning plan
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Over the years, gold stealing has been going on as long as mining has been. Many and varied have been the cunning plans and schemes to outwit the gold stealing officers and the mining companies. One such plan became very popular until it was noticed that there was an unprecedented rise in the purchase of […]
Seven Births and a Wedding – Abbotts
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This is a snapshot of the town of Abbotts. There are seven births recorded as taking place in Abbotts and one wedding. This almost matches the number of deaths which were eleven. Births Registered in ABBOTTS:- MASON Arthur Collins, born 1905 Father:- Edward Isaac MASON, Mother:- Mary Elizabeth COLLINS MASON Hamblin Edward, born 1898, Father:- […]
Damper and Dog –
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The early miners’ staple diet consisted of ‘Damper and Tinned Dog’, washed down by the inevitable mug of black tea – a meal sufficiently filling to satisfy the cravings of appetites blunted by protracted periods of roughing it in the bush. Apparently, tinned meat, or tinned dog as it was mainly called, must have agreed […]
