The outback mining centre of Maninga Marley was situated some 27 kilometres southeast of Sandstone on the Dandaraga Station in the Black Range district. The Maninga Marley Gold Mine, from which the place takes its name, was found by prospectors Ernest Alfred Arundel and Matthew Dwyer. The claim was registered by Arundel Gold was discovered […]
A Trailblazer’s Triumph: The Story of Mr. Ambrosius’ Motor Wagon
In the sun-scorched goldfields of Western Australia, where rugged terrain and waterless expanses challenged even the hardiest travellers, one man’s vision promised to revolutionise transport. Gustav Adolf Ambrosius, a Prussian-born adventurer turned innovator, was no stranger to the harsh demands of the outback. Known in Norseman for his prowess in the cycling and motor trade, […]
The Roll Call from the Golden Past –
The Goldfields Pioneers Reunion Perth Town Hall, 23rd December 1929 The Truth – Sunday 29 December 1929, page 1 THE TRAIL OF THE GOLDEN PAST GENTLEMEN! To the memory of our comrades who have crossed the Great Divide! It was a striking and stirring toast, as was the response of two hundred grizzled warriors of the […]
Desert Trials and Golden Chances: The Life of Gus Luck
Sunday Times – Perth – 20 July 1930, page 9 On the Golden Trail Guide to Carnegie in 1894 Gus Luck’s Early Goldfields Prospecting Experiences Early in November 1892, two gold hunters, Augustus Jules ‘Gus’ LUCK and his mate Jack BURNS, out on a prospecting expedition from Coolgardie, found themselves cursing their luck when their […]
A Toast to Delilah – The Goldfields’ Siren
Miner’s Right – 7 September 1897, page 4 The Triumph of Delilah by Smiler Hales ‘I don’t believe a word of it. I think it’s all a ‘blanky’ lie, ‘ remarked young Sid Gordon, as he tucked his knee well in under his small body on the lounge. He and half a dozen other goldfields […]
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