Sunday Times Perth – 5 September 1943, page 4 The Little Man Who Strangled His Mate In the days when the deep leads attracted thousands to Kanowna, Moore was among the adventurous gold-seekers. In the hurly-burly of the boom days of Kanowna, when thousands rushed from all parts of Australia to what afterwards became the […]
The Man Who Cheated The Hangman
20/05/2023 By 3 Comments
Leonard Charles Jackson was to be the first man executed in the Fremantle Gaol for murder in 15 years since the execution of the infamous Snowy Rowles in 1932. I was recently contacted by Kevin Matthees who is Leonard’s Great Grandson. He has kindly given me permission to share the story as Leonard was from […]
“Cock-Eyed Bob” Sheds light on House of Death.
08/04/2023 By Leave a Comment
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 […]
How the Black Camel Came for Clyde Firebrace
25/03/2023 By 4 Comments
Kalgoorlie Western Argus -25 December 1900, page 56 HOW THE BLACK CAMEL CAME FOR CLYDE FIREBRACE A Story of the W A Goldfields. by F. Wills Johnson. The man who told me this strange story, Bryce V Fairclough, is one of whom naught but good is spoken, and whose words are of a truth unvarnished. […]
Crimes of Passion in Kanowna
04/03/2023 By 3 Comments
Crimes of passion are not something new, and they happened in the early Goldfields days just as they do today, but the town of Kanowna seems to have had more than its fair share in its short history. The following three stories. Sadly there are no photographs of any of the people in these dramas. […]
