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old gold mining town........12,000+ people once and a regular train service....where be it?
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Serious Crusty Curmudgeon, Curmudgea West
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Pictures hard to pick but description sounds like KanownaComment
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I was going to mention the cemetary rush but thought that too obvious.
Yep....the clues could only refer to one place.....Kanowna is correct.
The pic is of the old cemetery where the cemetery rush took place. As more and more good gold was found in and around the Kanowna Townsite, Gold leads were running everywhere and one of the best ran right to the fence of the south end of Cemetery. Rumors were rife that the gold ran right under the Cemetery.
Four prospectors Jerry McAuliffe, Tassy O’Connor, Pierce Larkin and Ted Gore decided to test the theory and pegged a claim on the opposite side of the Cemetery and sank a shaft – it turned out to be very rich and proved that the gold ran under the Cemetery.
Due to enormous pressure from the Kanowna miners, the then Minister for Mines visited Kanowna to inspect the Cemetery on his return to Perth and it was decieded that as there had been no burials in that part of the Cemetery it would be opened for the pegging of mining claims. But it had to be re gazetted and be advertised in the Government Gazette first.
So on the 3rd of December 1897 by 2pm nearly 3000 people had gathered to witness the rush and to peg a big portion of the action in the hope of making their fortune. Sergeant of Police at Kanowna was in charge of the event and at 2.30 he raised his hand and dropped his handkerchief as the signal to start pegging could begin. What a sight it must have been - but all the ground was pegged without any serious injury to anyone.
A claim for each individual miner was only 25 square yards and 25 x 50 yards for 2 mining partners. Many men made their fortune in the Cemetery Rush at Kanowna as it proved to be a hugely gold rich patch.
Your go Rainman!Serious Crusty Curmudgeon, Curmudgea West
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This one should be easy, more amusing than difficult. Myers outback style
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My guess is somewhere where Mad Thursday is a phenomenon.
Is it Laverton?Serious Crusty Curmudgeon, Curmudgea West
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Not even hot. :wink:Comment
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must be Duncraig then!Serious Crusty Curmudgeon, Curmudgea West
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Grevellia NSWPedro
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Boggabilla?Serious Crusty Curmudgeon, Curmudgea West
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None of you are even hot (hint)Comment
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Kimberley?Serious Crusty Curmudgeon, Curmudgea West
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In the right state at least
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Roebourne?Serious Crusty Curmudgeon, Curmudgea West
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Behind bars like that I'm thinking something like Warburton or similar. Haven't been there in a very long time though.[b]#[/b] 2007 D4D GX [b]#[/b] Full Privacy Tint [b]#[/b] [color=#FF0000][b] Flinders Red [/b][/color] [b]#[/b] 2 x HID LightForce 240 Blitz [b]#[/b] ARB Winch Bar [b]#[/b] Alloy Rims [b]#[/b] Hilux Washer Jets [b]#[/b] Stebel Nautilus Compact Truck Horn [b]#[/b] ARB Alloy Roof Rack [b]#[/b] ARB Dual Battery System [b]#[/b] Charcoal Rough Country Canvas Seat Covers [b]#[/b] [color=#0000FF]Suspension:[/color]Autocraft Bilstein Shocks/Struts & Ridepro Coils [b]#[/b] [color=#0000FF]L.E.D[/color] Side Marker Lights [b]#[/b] ARB Onboard Air [b]#[/b] Pirelli Scorpion LT ATR 265/70's [b]#[/b][color=#0080FF]--Custom 3"exhaust---[/color]Comment
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Diabolus fecit, ut id facerem!Comment
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