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Charlie the Goose and The Goose’s Puzzle

28/03/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Charlie The Goose

No one knew his real name and it was thought that Charlie himself too was hazy on that point. There are many colourful characters in the Early Goldfields of Western Australia but the tales of ‘Charlie The Goose’ must be amongst the best. As you will see from these stories, taken from the newspapers of […]

Filed Under: People, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Charlie The Goose, Goldfields History, Kalgoorlie boulder, Western Australia, Wiluna

George GAYFORD, Prospector – grave tales

05/04/2015 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

George Gayford Wiluna 1935

This is a photograph of George Gayford, a prospector, taken about 1935 in Wilina. He died the same year as this photo was taken. He is buried in the Wiluna Cemetery.  I have always thought this image captures the hard life of the prospector in the early days. How tough must he have been to […]

Filed Under: Grave Tales, People, Places & Towns Tagged With: Australian History, George Gayford, Goldfields History, Western Australia, Wiluna

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