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The Death Outback of ‘Old Jack’ –

12/04/2025 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

John Saul Turner known, as’ Old Jack’, died on the 15th of February 1896 aged between 54 and 57 years, 2 miles southeast of Cement Creek at Mount Margaret. He was found on the 16th of February 1896 and later buried by WP McCormack and Police Constable Lionel Bradley from Menzies. He was a prospector […]

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Filed Under: People, Places, Poets Corner Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Laverton, Pindinnie, Western Australia

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