Daily Telegraph and North Murchison and Pilbarra Gazette – 9 September 1921, page 3 Missing Aboriginal Couple Near Christmas, two natives called Long Johnny and Thin Judy (tribal names not known) left Hasson’s, Mt. Hale station, for the purpose of attending a corroboree at Bulong on the Belele country, but never reached there. Later, a […]
Graves Beneath the Endless Sky – Meekatharra Cemetery
The following researched names for the Meekatharra Cemetery are the result of many months of dedicated and painstaking work by David Senn, whose contribution has been nothing short of invaluable. Through his commitment and generosity with both time and expertise, we now have far more than just basic burial details. Each entry includes a thoughtfully […]
The Midnight Ghosts at the Red Flag Well
Sophie Chapman died at the Ajax Gold Mine lease at Red Flag on the Mt Margaret Goldfields, 12 miles southwest of Laverton and 2 miles from the Hawks Nest Rail Siding. Buried alongside is Alexander McDONALD (age 27) 100 meters ESE of the old Red Flag Well. Sophie Chapman and Alexander McDonald were killed by […]
Dastardly Deed in Lefroy Street
Coolgardie Miner 28 December 1897, page 5 SENSATIONAL SHOOTING. Attempted Murder by Armed Men A party of shop workers was held up in Forrest Street, Coolgardie by two armed and masked men. There is so far no known motive for the dastardly crime, and no arrests have been made. The police are baffled! One of […]
The Long Straw at the Dry Soak: A Tale of Gold, Mateship, and Sacrifice
Bunbury Herald 5 June 1907, page 3 The Story of Bob and Jack A PROSPECTOR’S SACRIFICE By R. M. Cochrane Every prospector knows the dreary tracts of the Mount Margaret goldfields of Western Australia, but few are acquainted with the unspeakable dreariness of the tracks beyond, leading to the McDonnell ranges. So far as the […]
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