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... as much a tribute to all the bushmen and " speckers " who " chased the pennyweight " over so much of Western Australia's million square miles . Such men crossed and re - crossed the Kimberleys , 20 Background to Discovery.
... as much a tribute to all the bushmen and " speckers " who " chased the pennyweight " over so much of Western Australia's million square miles . Such men crossed and re - crossed the Kimberleys , 20 Background to Discovery.
Page 37
... discovery . " When we were at Southern Cross the miners were on strike . We bought a lot of provisions and said we were going out to see what Jack Reidy and his party were doing . " It was after their return that the famous reef , near ...
... discovery . " When we were at Southern Cross the miners were on strike . We bought a lot of provisions and said we were going out to see what Jack Reidy and his party were doing . " It was after their return that the famous reef , near ...
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... discovery to the colony . But it was to be more than ten years after Paddy's discovery before any government pension came his way . Flanagan and Shea , both older men than Hannan , died about the turn of the century . In 1904 , when ...
... discovery to the colony . But it was to be more than ten years after Paddy's discovery before any government pension came his way . Flanagan and Shea , both older men than Hannan , died about the turn of the century . In 1904 , when ...
Contents
A Town to Remember | 11 |
Background to Discovery | 20 |
The Cross over Kalgoorlie | 32 |
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