Memories of Samuel Mitchell and Geraldton district history
The piece recounts Samuel Mitchell’s 19th century travels in Western Australia, his visit to Geraldine Mine, and his memoirs later published as Looking Backward. It recalls the Perth journey, the Geraldine Mine expedition, the shipwreck of the Favourite, and early mining events shaping Geraldton’s history. It notes Mitchell’s role as a pioneer and promises continued reminiscences in future installments.
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Samuel Mitchell
Cornwall
Geraldine
Mitchell
Geraldton
Landing at Champion Bay
Samuel Mitchell arrives from England and boards an old vessel named the Favorite on a voyage to Champion Kay with references to Mort Gregory and Ger, as reported in the fragmentary shipboard notice.
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Champion Bay
England
Samuel Mitchell
Mort Gregory
Kay
Ger
Newcomer Attack Amid Strange Lands Reported
A fragmentary note recalls a newcomer attacked near Champion Bay in a strange land. The incident mentions Samuel Mitchell and Luet Gregory with vague details of disembarkation and the first minor adventure of the “new chauis” in the area.
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Samuel Mitchell
Vishown
Luet Gregory
Early Geraldton Cricket Tour Yarns and Colonial Characters
An excerpt recalls a voyage to Geraldton with cricket, meeting locals and facing curious expectations. The narrator describes the rough reception by residents, mentions colorful colonial figures such as Moondyne Joe and Frank Hall, and recounts a late cricket match interrupted by a startling incident involving a man named Carkeek in Port Gregory heading inland for a fight.
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Carkeek
Sani
Moondyne Joe
Frank Hall
Gregory
Mission journal fragment recalls trek and native encampment
An 19th century caravan notes an eight mile march to a bivouac at a place called We Plat. Mitchell encounters natives, a show of spears boomerangs and native songs echoes with laughter as they watch the camp.
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Mitchell
Yaar
Centenary Wishes From Geraldton Officials
Centenary greetings flow from Geraldton Ontario to Western Australia Geraldton Canada One in a formal note from Dr J McAleer mayor and Minister for Works Hon 1D Brand to mark the city’s centenary. The messages praise Geraldton Ontario and Geraldton Australia for steady progress and future prosperity.
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Geraldton
Id Alor
Canada
W. Roster Draper T
Ontario
Brand
Iso
J. McAleer
Geraldton and
Sur
Western Australia
Scuren
Neraldton
Not Exact Paradise on the Geraldine Mine Expedition
In November 1867 Captains Mitchell and party reach Geraldine Mine after a grueling trek through heat and rough terrain. They observe a mining site in the Murchison River bed with shafts driven in the riverbank, noting the mine’s dubious opening and practical challenges and doubting wiser development.
West End Child Fatally Injured in Vehicle Accident
A seventeen month old boy named Brian Hipper, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Hipper, was fatally injured when a vehicle struck him in a West End driveway. He was rushed to a local doctor but died of his injuries. The incident occurred this morning as the car entered the driveway near the beach walkway. Police were notified and the case remains under investigation.
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Brian Hipper
W. Hipper
Geratar
Totus
Winston George Geum
Uo Beach
Dactor's
Hani Sth
Mb VT
Ansell
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Smaondyne Doe
Otter Celebritien
Tela Phice
Privon
Perth
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Tillie
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Everainky
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Abia
Murchison
Wel Mitchell
IE Newcomer Attacked
Restiene Muutsermte
Durkacher
Dam Feet
G. Baston
Jack
Ches. Howard
S. J. Jupp
Fred Durlacher
William Cousins
Pew
H. Scott
Alfred Curtarker
Hind
Newton Walder
J. M. Davis
Geo, Baston
Jas
Adams
Row—Isese Walker
Henry Tealth
William Moore
Geraldton’s Jewellers
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Royal Stafford
Nazareth House
Greenough Flats
Geraldton Crest
Gent
Paradise
Jose
Trevenson
Carrow
Desert
Capt'n Mitchell
Geraldt
West End
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