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The Mirage of Gold – Paddy Whelan’s Livesey Range Saga

19/04/2025 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Sunday Times 11 December 1932 ON THE GOLD TRAIL ‘Paddy’ – Whelan’s Claims Not Borne Out by Lugg Party A Warning That Was Justified Excitement and hopes sprung from the faith of many Australians in the stories of the famous ‘ Lasseter’s Reef,’ but faded away with the failures of several expeditions through the Western […]

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