Truth – Perth – 18 February 1928, page 9 “Cock-Eyed Bob” Sheds Light upon House of Death Compact. The fair, slimly built Detective Parker took his last survey of the faded and dusty rooms. His work was complete. The mystery of the Kalgoorlie Death Pact was a mystery no more. The admissions of the man […]
Thousands of Miles Behind the Reins — The Story of Frederick Crews
Sunday Times, 23 August 1936, page 20 Drove Coach For Cobb & Co Thousands of Miles Through the Outback by Coach F. A. CREWS LOOKS BACK ON PIONEERING DAYS – A link with coaching days of sixty years ago is provided by Mr Frederick Albert Crews, of Outram Street, West Perth, who has crowded varied […]
The Loaded Dog – a short story by Henry Lawson
The Loaded Dog Dave Regan, Jim Bently, and Andy Page were sinking a shaft at Stony Creek in search of a rich gold quartz reef which was supposed to exist in the vicinity. There is always a rich reef supposed to exist in the vicinity; the only questions are whether it is ten feet or […]
“Return If Possible” – The Mock Funeral for a Runaway Bookmaker
A BOOKIE’S BUNK Morris Jacobs Missing from Kookynie The burly form of Morris Jacobs was for long a familiar feature of a Kookynie Hotel billiard room. It has vanished now, and thereby hangs a tale, a tale of woe, for Morris skipped, leaving Kookynie sports lamenting. Months ago Morris opened a book on the Melbourne […]
When an Old Horse Changed Western Australia’s Goldfields Forever
Daily News 19 January 1935, page 12 Yellowdine Finder Tells His Romantic Story A horse with teeth missing makes history and a New Goldfield Rewards Years of Prospecting. PALMERS GRAPHIC STORY – If it had not been that an old horse, to be exact 25 years old, was four teeth short and could not pick […]
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