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The Dusty Box

Jessica Barratt

Sweep away the cobwebs and blow away the dust as we uncover the stories of the past.

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The Lost Tin of Gold

A ten ton crushing is going through the little 3-head mill on the Lake Way lease from the Black Swan in a day or two. This parcel is bound to yield well, and I will leave further comment until the mill has had its say.

The mill had its s...

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Coolgardie's Missing Mailbag

Coolgardie’s sharebroking and banking workers were in a “state of ferment.” A mailbag containing Perth and intercolonial mail did not arrive at the General Post Office as expected. Scrips, and money orders - gone. Their owners frantically s...

a year ago
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Sister Mercy Disappears

Research and storytelling have always been intuitive for me. I follow one thread that leads to another and then another. I tune in to the feelings that arise as I read the details. I am fascinated. I discard them. I can’t even tell you why....

a year ago
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A Dressmaker's Tale

When I’m not sure what to write about, I search Trove using whatever words pop into my head. I enter them into the search bar, scroll through the results, and read the news from the past. Headlines (just as they do today) capture my attenti...

a year ago
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Lord Thornton

In a city like Perth, the rumours about the waiter at the Cafe de Monte Carlo spread quickly. He was not who people thought he was. He was certainly not a waiter. Oh, no. That was all a ruse. Max Maxwell was the son of an Earl, and his real...

a year ago
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