In the scorching summer of 1909, the rugged bushland of Western Australia swallowed a young man named Charles Cummins, sparking a relentless search that captivated the small mining communities of Woolgar and Menzies. This is the haunting tale of a man who vanished into the wild, leaving behind only whispers of his presence and a […]
The True Pioneers of Menzies: A Tale of Discovery and Dispute
Kalgoorlie Miner September 1935, page 4 THE MENZIES DISTRICT – THE EARLY YEARS Now that the good folk of Menzies are on the eve of celebrating the anniversary of the foundation of their town, it seems appropriate to delve into the past and examine the occasion to be celebrated. As is the case with the […]
The Trail of the Bootless Toe – part 1
Truth – Perth – 19 January 1930, page 6 So he bore to the North! The indent of his big toe that protruded through his worn boot faintly marked the dry dust as he went. All sinewy and almost as straight as a sapling that nature has bent, just a fraction, where the shoulder stem […]
From Woolgar to Yunndaga: A Forgotten Chapter of the Gold Rush
YUNNDAGA Latitude 29° 45′ S Longitude 121° 03′ E Yunndaga is an abandoned town on the Western Australian goldfields located 7 km south of Menzies. Gold was discovered in the area in the mid-1890s, and in 1898, a business and residence subdivision was laid out at what was then referred to as Woolgar. Business and […]
The Lake Eva Oil Hoax: A Tale of Deception on the WA Goldfields
In the early days of the WA Goldfields, there were, as there are now, conmen who wanted to make a dollar without working. This is one such story. In May of 1923, Robert ROTHKEHL and Ernest THOMPSON claimed that they had struck oil at Lake Eva, 55km south-east of Southern Cross, in Prospecting Area 1135. […]
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