He lies here. See the bush All grey through grief for him Hoar scrub-like ashes cast Sprinkles the valley grim The saltbush is his shroud Wide skies his only pall And’in-memoriam’ A thousand stamp-heads fall Gold-lured to death- and yet he would have had it so Say mass, sing requiem With the grey bush and […]
I J K Cohn – pioneer profile
04/05/2019 By 7 Comments
Isidore James Knight COHEN JP, (he later changed the name to COHN), was born in Melbourne in 1843, the son of Victor Cohen (Born 1813 on the Isle of Thanet in Kent England) and Annie Henrietta MAGNUS. From his early boyhood had been associated with gold mining. If there was ever a calling conducive to […]
Jacky and Polly and Jimmy: a tragic tale
02/05/2019 By 3 Comments
In the Christmas week of 1894, a prospector James Anderson, known as ‘New Zealand Jimmy’, finally had some success after a run of bad luck at Kurnalpi and Peake’s Find, by finding a nugget at Pig Flat at Coolgardie. It weighed in at 28 ozs for which he received £102 from the Union Bank. James […]
Yellowdine : Treasures in the Bush – book review
30/04/2019 By 6 Comments
Yellowdine, Reen’s Soak, Bronti, Kellandi and Mt Palmer – by Delys Howlett This excellent book, published in 2007 by my good friend Delys Howlett, is a must read for anyone interested in the history of the district. Delys has a strong personal connection to this place she loves, as it is where she was brought […]
Milly Soak – Historic Graves
27/04/2019 By Leave a Comment
Thanks to John Pritchard for the original idea for this story: Milly/Millie Soak is 16 kilometers north of Cue and was a popular picnic spot in Cue’s early history. It also became the source of the town’s water for a number of years following the pollution of the town water supply due to poor sanitary […]
