Details the destruction of books, documents, and artefacts in Western Australia.
The story of Jack McNamara's gem hunting adventures in the 1960s.
A series of six volumes detailing stories and reminiscences from the early goldfields between the 1890s and 1930s.
A collection of pre-WWII material on Nullarbor crossings, focusing on diverse modes of travel across a century.
Paddy was one of the great Australian characters of the late 19C, from the British Army to the Eureka Stockade, and beyond.
A story of a sly grog seller who influenced Laverton’s early goldfields, living a tumultuous life and dying destitute.
Pat Hughes was a notable prospector and selfless figure in the Alluvial Rights Riots of 1898, embodying Kipling’s ideals.
The 1870 rush to the Irwin River near Geraldton and the details of its discoverer George Brelsford, with notes on barisal guns, diamonds and gold at Mingenew.
The savage shovel nosed spearing of a sleeping man at Wyndham in 1913 has led to the murder being justified by vested interests.
A documentary biography and history of one of Australia’s most interesting and amusing explorers and bushmen (1852-1925).