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George GAYFORD, Prospector – grave tales

05/04/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

George Gayford Wiluna 1935

This is a photograph of George Gayford, a prospector, taken about 1935 in Wilina. He died the same year as this photo was taken. He is buried in the Wiluna Cemetery.  I have always thought this image captures the hard life of the prospector in the early days. How tough must he have been to […]

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