Western Mail 15 July 1905, page 48 DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH A MADMAN. A PLUCKY CONSTABLE SAVES A CHILD. Eccentricities suggestive of religious mania were evidenced by a man named Robert Alexander JOHNSON (more familiarly known as “Professor” St. Clair, the Palmist) during the past week, and they developed to a dangerous stage on Friday night, […]
Lawlers Golden Dawn: The East Murchison Gold Rush of the 1890s
LAWLERS Latitude 28° 05′ S Longitude 120° 31′ E The townsite of Lawlers is located in the eastern goldfields, about 992 km from Perth. It is also about 32 km from Leinster. Gold was discovered here in 1894 by Patrick J Lawler (“Paddy Lawler”), a prospector who was rewarded for his discovery in 1899. In […]
Boots of Bravery: A Tale of Mateship
The Sun 3 July 1910, page 15 ALL A HERO A TALE OF THE MARGARET JIM AND BILL AND THE BOOTS. by “CROSSCUT.” THE world is full of heroes whose gallant deeds are fated to pass unrecognised and unheard of. The dizzy heights of fame are not for them; no blatant trumpet blares the bitter […]
The Remarkable Life of William Hall –
William Hall was born on May 17, 1851, in the bustling district of Battersea, near London, the first child of Charles Weavers Hall and Mary Bean. Little is recorded of his early years, but at the age of 25, his life took a dramatic turn when he joined the British Army and set sail for […]
The Elusive Trail of Lucky Poll –
Western Mail 21 October 1937, page 13 Over the Plates In Search of Lucky Pol I liked that camel; she was a cunning and lucky old devil. She had pulled out one nostril when breaking away. When she bolted, if you were riding her, it was dangerous to try to pull her up, for you […]
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