Jack Otway is one of the last of the old breed of prospectors. He has led the hard life of the quintessential Australian bushman of yesteryear, but is not mired in the past. At ninety-five (...
The tale of Polly, drawn to the delights of civilisation and of the advantage of feminine wiles when devouring a damper. Also of Jacky who had to work for his. And ultimately, Jimmy, who pai...
The goldfielder poet who was the core of the Sunday Times for many years.
Jingemia, place of the jinghis, at Watheroo, is a large collapse doline in the Noondine Chert. The cave was mined for guano over a century ago. It is now a National Park. This booklet covers...
In 1894 John Dunn discovered the Wealth of Nations Gold Mine at Dunnsville, NE of Coolgardie.
The history of the Northam Morrell family from England to Western Australia.
This is probably the most readable of all the extant colonial journals. It covers the 1840s and early 1850s, with an outline of De Courcy’s life to the 1870s.
The story of one of the greatest early stock droves in Australia.
The journal of the fateful expedition on which two men disappeared. Details of Larry Wells’ unsuccessful search for the men who were later found dead from thirst.
With appendices on the plants by Alex George and animals by Ian Abbott, reported by the expedition. Also, the full Anthropology report by Richard Helms, which has not been available for over...