Sunday Times 19 February 1939, page 6 Three Pioneers of the Goldfields Arrived in Perth Yesterday Ages Total 237 Years One is a survivor of ‘The Ragged Thirteen’ Three goldfields pioneers, whose combined ages total 237 years, arrived in Perth together yesterday morning by the Westland express for treatment at the Perth Hospital. They are: […]
Across No Mans Land in Central Australia – part 3 (final)
Part 1 Part 2 Advertiser SA 2 February 1933, page 11 ACROSS NO MAN’S LAND IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA Camel Bitten By Copperhead Mr. Terry Given a Fright. by Michael Terry LIGHTNING struck a nearby range and fused the rock, one night when the Terry prospecting party was in camp. Next day a copperhead snake killed […]
Across No Mans Land in Central Australia part 1
Advertiser – Adelaide SA – 31 January 1933, page 10 This is the first of three articles by Mr. Michael Terry, who recently returned from a prospecting expedition in the wilderness near the the Western Australian border. False reports of rain led to serious trouble. By Michael Terry, F.R.G.S., F.R.E.S. It is now 60 years […]
The Big Nugget of Nannine
Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette, 1 November 1902, page 4 The Big Nugget of Nannine. By R.G.B Christmas Eve at Nannine — a scene of mirth and joy. The streets are thronged with people passing to and fro, some merely strolling around to view the prettily decorated shop windows, whilst others accompanied their better […]
The World Well Lost for Love:
The Story of Bob and Jack – Bunbury Herald 5 June 1907, page 3 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 […]