Desert’s Deception – The Fatal Pact of Dyer and Raunio

The Truth Perth 11 January 1931, page 11 GRISLY SUICIDE PACT OF THE OUTBACK Parched, Sun-Scorched and Mocked By The Cruel Phantom Of Water TRAGIC END OF KANGAROO SHOOTERS Henry Dyer, 55, of New Zealand and Laurie … [Continue reading]

The Camel’s Revenge – ‘Spinifex’ Alan’s Fatal Folly

The Bull Camels Murder Lust by John Drayton The man who fools with a camel is not likely to make a similar mistake if he comes out of the disagreement alive. This would have been the opinion of “Spinifex Alan” if he could have expressed an opinion … [Continue reading]

The Piccadilly Police Station –

This photograph shows  Constable (Later Sergeant) Jeremiah John JONES and his wife Evelyn Mortimer nee HOLLOWAY and their infant daughter Eveleyn Margaret Jones, born 1903 in Kalgoorlie (their only child). Jeremiah was born in May 1873 at Wangaratta, … [Continue reading]

Devil’s Luck by J.N.

The 'Devil's Luck' Written For 'The Worker' By J.N. He was a most unlucky fellow! Everything he touched ended in failure. Did he buy scrip? The mine was sure to turn out a duffer. Did he sell? The claim was sure to turn up trumps. He had the luck … [Continue reading]

Yerilla – from gold to gems

Yerilla (Aboriginal name for white Quartz) Latitude: 29 29 S Longitude: 121 50 E Yerilla is an abandoned goldfields townsite located 105 km east northeast of Menzies and 37 km southeast of Kookynie. Gold was discovered in the area in the … [Continue reading]