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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1905
Page
16
An explorer recounts a deadly trek to a hidden valley called Kookaburra Valley. After surviving deserts and attacks by Aboriginals, he becomes chief of a tribe and bears a golden talisman granting life and death power. Two rival white men steal the talisman, forcing a perilous escape. the tale ends with a dying narrator hoping for a future ally.
In a tense scene, Wilship discovers a box beneath leaves containing an oilskin packet and a tightly written notebook in English Ongath. He plans to use McGregor to aid their escape, contemplating pretense of friendship and coordinated flight away from danger. He reads the notebook to glean clues for their next move.
In 1872 William Hervey and two mates George and Peter Richards depart England to seek a fabled mine in western South Australia. They leave Eaglehawk on March 16 1872 and endure six months of rough exploration before securing a capable outfit for a dangerous expedition.
On the morning after the discovery by Wilship he is led by two captors to a cleared spot. He gazes in wonder at the large gathering of natives and the open space at their center.
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