Crown of Trials at Trial Harbour A Tasmanian mining veteran recalls a Krupp hoax
Crown Cornish, a veteran prospector living in a rugged Tasmanian coast shack near Trial Harbour, recounts decades of mining history on the west coast. He describes a life of fossicking, toil, and mateship, and recalls a dangerous hoax that enriched others while risking his own safety.
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Hobart
Indian Ocean
Silver Beach
Trial Harbour
Crown Cornish
London
Crown
Tasmania
Krupp
Crown Cornish and the Tasmanian mining hoax tale
The article retraces Crown Cornish, known as Crown, and his role in a 20th century mining hoax along Tasmania's west coast. It describes travel from Hobart to Trial Harbour, Zechan, and mining routes, detailing how fake and genuine ore were mixed to defraud buyers, with an eventual halt at World War I. Crown reflects on the fraud and dismisses modern methods as too science-driven.
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Thich
Crown Cornish
Jean-ta
Trial Harbour
Lyell Highway
Hobart
Zedhan
Tasmania
Zechan
Zechait
Mount Agnew
Crown
Elwyn
Willie
Parts
Crown Prince
Kaiser Wilhelm
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen
Halbach
Zeehih
Ting
Germany
Admiral Wells Missing Sparks Australian Navy Rescue Effort
A Canberra based news item reports Rear Admiral D C Wells missing after failing to arrive at work amid heavy rain. A massive search by naval forces and shire workers is launched along the Fifeshire Road in Goodradigbee NSW, with reports of his car bogged in mud and authorities conceding the possibility of an accident is not ruled out.
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Naval Headquarters
Canberra
Naval Staff
Admiral Wells
Fifeshire Road
Killen
Goodradighee Shire
Wells
Russell Hill
Commander Keel
Dcns” Office
Keel
Focaf
Foicea
East Australian
Goodradishee Shire
Navy
Shire Road
Fifeshire
Naval ‘Staff
Shire
Nowra
Hmas Harman
Dream of a Royal Visit Captivates Canberra Scene
A dramatic preview of a royal visit unfolds with a Royal barge on the lake, Air Force band, and glittering pageantry. Helicopters form a choreographed square, carillon recital dazzles, and a Venetian Carnival procession lights Central Basin. The piece critiques Canberra's leadership and recalls past Jubilee plans.
The PMs Pool Mystery Inadequate Pollution Claims
A fragmented note suggests mystery around a prime minister’s pool and possible pollution allegations. It hints at unnamed guards and a potential link to a broader political scandal, with unclear sources and dates.
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Laurie Lawrence
Tone
Thei
Europe
Ruhr
Hhe
Mrs. Agnew
Ceehan
Queenstowr
Zeehan
Ffere
Lake Burley Griffin
Gentral Basin
City Hill
Russell
St. Mark's Library
Hospital
Ainvlie
Black Mountain
Red Hill
Treasury
Wir Memorial
Rond
Capberra
By Lindsay, Ashton
Commonwealth Bridge
Air Force
Hospital Point
Wea
Charlie Is
Darling
Regatta Point
Aspen Island
RAAF
Parkes Place
Lady de Lisle
St John’s Spire
Lotus Bay
Aad
Captain Cook
Endeavour
Royal Yacht
Camp Hill
King's Avenue
Queen Victoria
King George Terrace
King Edward’ Terrace
Lake Shore
Jis
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