The Sun 3 July 1910, page 15 ALL A HERO A TALE OF THE MARGARET JIM AND BILL AND THE BOOTS. by “CROSSCUT.” THE world is full of heroes whose gallant deeds are fated to pass unrecognised and unheard of. The dizzy heights of fame are not for them; no blatant trumpet blares the bitter […]
The Elusive Trail of Lucky Poll –
Western Mail 21 October 1937, page 13 Over the Plates In Search of Lucky Pol I liked that camel; she was a cunning and lucky old devil. She had pulled out one nostril when breaking away. When she bolted, if you were riding her, it was dangerous to try to pull her up, for you […]
Crowning the Bar: The Queen of White Feather
The Queen of White Feather A true story of the introduction of the first barmaid in Kanowna in 1896 by John Drayton. Smith’s Weekly – Sydney – 2 September 1922 TOM DOYLE, licensee of the Kanowna Hotel (White Feather) in 1896, introduced the first barmaid to the fields. There were women in the camp, and […]
Trekking the Outback: A Quest for Kanowna’s Riches
Western Mail 23 January 1941, page 9 – Dolly Pot Old Mulgabbie About 130 kilometres north-east of Kalgoorlie, along the Kurnalpi-Pinjin Road. In the year of 1898 or thereabouts, following closely on the opening of the Kanowna Deep Leads, I struck the track from Norseman to Coolgardie, accompanied by a mate. We had light hearts, […]
Blood on the Sand: The Two-Up Trap at Lakewood
Mirror 12 November 1949, page 12 TWO UP LURED HIM BACK TO WHERE THE BLOOD OF THE VICTIM STAINED THE GROUND A MACABRE CAMP SCENE While the axe blades of Lakewood were chipping out a song of fuel for Kalgoorlie’s Golden Mile over 100 miles to the north, the thirsty red sand was soaking up […]
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