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 […]
Gold and Grit: The Shelley Family’s Legacy in Western Australia
NOTE: Unless stated, all photographs are supplied by Arthur Coopes. Arthur George Shelley (1841-1925) and Mary Clarissa Shelley (nee Walker) (1849-1912) This is the story of the Shelley family, from their time in Kerang, Victoria, through their move to Western Australia during the 1890s t0 the WA Goldfields and the earlier times of their lives […]
The Passing of Jones –
Geraldton Express and Murchison and Yalgo Goldfields Chronicler – 23 December 1898, page 6 THE PASSING OF JONES by Bungarra Jones was a friend of mine!! In all fairness, I must state, however, that the connection was not of my own seeking. Like poverty, subpoenas, and subscription lists, it was thrust upon me. The first […]
Gold Rush Days in the Kimberley
West Australian 14 September 1934, page 29 GOLD RUSH DAYS The Kimberley in the Eighties Interesting diaries, containing details of life in the North in the eighties, and written by one who was a trooper with the first police gold escort sent to Halls Creek goldfield in 1886, are in the possession of Mr. S. […]
Madman’s Menace: A Constable’s Courageous Rescue
Western Mail 15 July 1905, page 48 DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH A MADMAN. A PLUCKY CONSTABLE SAVES A CHILD. Eccentricities suggestive of religious mania were evidenced by a man named Robert Alexander JOHNSON (more familiarly known as “Professor” St. Clair, the Palmist) during the past week, and they developed to a dangerous stage on Friday night, […]
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