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Page 46
... Bayley of Southern Cross gave hospitality to a prospector , Gilles A. McPherson , and his Aboriginal assistant , who arrived back in the town in a distressed condition after a prospecting trip into the interior . Yarning around the camp ...
... Bayley of Southern Cross gave hospitality to a prospector , Gilles A. McPherson , and his Aboriginal assistant , who arrived back in the town in a distressed condition after a prospecting trip into the interior . Yarning around the camp ...
Page 47
... Bayley and Ford's tracks and began prospecting in the same area . There were conflicting stories afterwards as to what hap- pened but the young men claimed that they discovered the cap of the reef which was to become the famous Bayley's ...
... Bayley and Ford's tracks and began prospecting in the same area . There were conflicting stories afterwards as to what hap- pened but the young men claimed that they discovered the cap of the reef which was to become the famous Bayley's ...
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... Bayley's visit to the town in October 1892. A match was arranged between his chestnut stallion , Ben , and Frank Gerald's bay War - cry mare , Walferd . A man named Henderson acted as a starter and Warden Finnerty filled the position of ...
... Bayley's visit to the town in October 1892. A match was arranged between his chestnut stallion , Ben , and Frank Gerald's bay War - cry mare , Walferd . A man named Henderson acted as a starter and Warden Finnerty filled the position of ...
Contents
The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
Copyright | |
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