Western Mail 8 July 1937, page 11 The Dolly Pot – Over the Plates. “Doing Time.” In Tuckanarra, a mining town about 25 miles north of Cue, there resided in the late 1800s, a man named Mick. He was an excellent judge of a horse, a good rider and bushman, and knew to a penny […]
Murchison Reminiscences
05/08/2023 By Leave a Comment
The Umpire – 24 December 1901, page 4 LIFE ON THE GOLDFIELDS A Few Murchison Reminiscences by D T Morgan If the man who battled for the precious metal 0n the Murchison five or six years ago dropped down there again and expected to find things as they were, he would be sadly disappointed. True, […]
The Story of the Murchison-part 1
22/10/2022 By Leave a Comment
As told by the nephew of the Late J C Peterkin, also called J C Peterkin, in Perth, in March 1946. About the years 1889-1890, Gilles MacPherson and J C Peterkin met in Perth. Both were old Kimberley and Queensland prospectors, they had known each other for a long time but had never actually worked […]
The Story of the Murchison – Part 1
14/03/2019 By Leave a Comment
As told by the nephew of the Late J C Peterkin, also called J C Peterkin, in Perth, March 1946. About the years 1889-1890, Gilles MacPherson and J C Peterkin met in Perth. Both were old Kimberley and Queensland prospectors, they had known each other for a long time but had never actually worked together. […]
Where is Quinns – ghost towns
02/02/2019 By 2 Comments
xgy z vxsd+632. Many of you may not have heard of the small settlement of Quinns in the Murchison of Western Australia. It is described in 1895 as ‘A picturesque spot, half way between Nannine and Barambi, and was at one time the largest alluvial field on the Murchison. The Phoenix is the main mine, […]
