Fence Riding in WA by Arthur Upfield

For anyone who has been following my blog for a while, they will know that I am a huge fan of the books of Arthur Upfield. He wrote many wonderful fictional books which are based on the Australian outback. Some stories, like the one that follows, are about his own experiences. His stories are all […]

Jimmy Whalin’s Dog

Western Mail 25 May 1939, page 11 by J.E.T., Nedlands. The Dolly Pot: – There are a wealth of stories yet untold about our Goldfields, past and present. We would like to remedy this and provide the old-timers and the new generation with the opportunity to bring the picturesque personalities of the past and present […]

“Cock-Eyed Bob” Sheds light on House of Death.

Truth – Perth – 18 February 1928, page 9 “Cock-Eyed Bob” Sheds Light upon House of Death Compact. The fair, slimly-built Detective Parker took his last survey of the faded and dusty rooms. His work was complete. The mystery of the Kalgoorlie Death Pact was a mystery no more. The admissions of the man and […]

Death of a Bushman

We have another excellent poem by Ray Jackson – This is what he tells me about it- In 1897 both of my Great Grandfathers on my mother’s side,  brought their families to Kalgoorlie to live. George Nankiville came from Berrima in NSW with his wife Sarah and my Grandmother Myra and her brothers. Andrew Bruce […]

The Ghost of Goya River –

Western Mail 10 March 1938, page 10 The Ghost of Goya River by Jim O’Brien, This series of reminiscences has been gathered in years of roamin’ around, and stowed deep down in my old memory-box are scenes and sounds of other days. And, though life’s road grows rougher, so to speak, and the grades are […]