Sunday Times – Perth – 20 July 1930, page 9 On the Golden Trail Guide to Carnegie in 1894 Gus Luck’s Early Goldfields Prospecting Experiences Early in November 1892, two gold hunters, Augustus Jules ‘Gus’ LUCK and his mate Jack BURNS, out on a prospecting expedition from Coolgardie, found themselves cursing their luck when their […]
W H J Carr-Boyd: Explorer – Prospector – Raconteur
Although undoubtedly a fine bushman and an able prospector, William Carr-Boyd was better remembered as one of the great campfire entertainers of his generation. A man of engaging personality and unfailing optimism, he had a fine voice, a wide repertoire of songs and an amazing fund of anecdotes. He was one of the most enigmatic […]
Billy Frost – the seeker of shadows
Western Mail Perth – 16 September 1926, page 19 THE SEEKER – THE LATE BILLY FROST Prospector and Explorer By John Meiklejohn. Round the campfires of the various diggings during the 1890s, no name was more prominent than that of the late Billy Frost. He never had the fortune to make any sensational gold discovery, […]