Books on Early Explorers in WA
Submitted: Saturday, Jul 18, 2009 at 20:18
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Gone Bush (WA)
Browsing through the Travel magazine in this morning's West Australian newspaper I saw a paragraph on the release of some new books about early
explorers in WA.
I know a lot of EO members like retracing their exploits. The titles mentioned were:
"The Finest Goldfields in the World" about the Murchison District.
"Desert, Drought and Death".
"Evidences of an Inland Sea".
details are available at:
Western Australian Explorers
and,
Hesperian Press.
I expect they would be interesting reading.
cheers
Reply By: equinox - Saturday, Jul 18, 2009 at 21:03
Saturday, Jul 18, 2009 at 21:03
Yes saw that, cut it out this morning.
The launch is on Wednesday week at the library - hopefully after work. I know at least one Exploroz member is on the executive commitee. There should be some interesting people there.
Cheers
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Reply By: curious - Sunday, Jul 19, 2009 at 09:44
Sunday, Jul 19, 2009 at 09:44
Thanks for the info, Gone Bush. Those early stories make the country that we visit, really come alive as
well as a heightened respect for their courage and persistence.
Must admit I'm a fan of Hesperian Press and the books they publish. I stumbled upon them after buying some books at a museum at Whim Creek. I particularly like the stories written by "ordinary" people such as pastoralists or policemen as they describe everyday life. It's inspirational and far from ordinary.
Westprint also have some great books; no affiliation with either publisher, I'm just keenly interested in Australian history.
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Reply By: Ray - Sunday, Jul 19, 2009 at 20:05
Sunday, Jul 19, 2009 at 20:05
I wonder if they needed permits?
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Reply By: Flywest - Monday, Jul 20, 2009 at 13:29
Monday, Jul 20, 2009 at 13:29
The missing early history of our martime arrivals from Holland is what i find fascinating.
What ever became of the 170 odd "Gilt Dragon Survivors" who beached at
Ledge Point about 60 odd
miles north of
Perth?...
There were at east 6 trunks of silver coin bullion buried there in the sand dunes, and ONE dutch guilder later found a few
miles south along the beach at Moore River (later Re - Named Guilder Town) "Guilderton" only 50
miles north of
Perth.
Obviously in this waterless desert nation - they would have headed with the local aboriginals to the nearest fresh water - moore river.
Did they interbreed with the local aboriginals?...
There's a LOT of evidence they did - and that they travelled as far south as Mullaloo / Burns beach area.
What of the 70 or 80 survivors of the Zuyptdorf above
kalbarri?
What of the two lads left behind at Hut River by Paelsart after the Abrolhos Island massacre of Batavia survivors?
Our REAL history is as yet largely unwritten.
Doesn't mean it isn't known, just not written yet!
Who was seaman H?
So many mysteries.
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Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Tuesday, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:25
Tuesday, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:25
Fly, there are certainly some interesting mysteries from way back in WA's history.
What about the picture of a ship on
Walga Rock? Modern? Old? Done by aborigines who had seen a ship or by shipwrecked crew?
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Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 00:58
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