Black Jack Anderson – Origins
Digging deeper – where was Black Jack Anderson from? Robert Gamble’s Statement about the death and burial of Black Jack Anderson In 2018,...
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The East West Telegraph Line
This article originally appeared in the Esperance Tide, our lovely local magazine. Just a note that space did not permit me to include...
Esperance's Pink Lake
Here is another 5 Minute History written for the Esperance Tide. It was fascinating to research! Hope you enjoy this little history of...
Tommy Windich
Tommy Windich (Back row, second from left) with one of the Forrests’ exploring parties. This article was originally written for the...
Henry Dimer
One of my favourite local history stories, this is the story of Henry Dimer. This article originally appeared in the Esperance Tide. In...
Skylab
This is an article I wrote for the Esperance Tide, our lovely little local publication. In July 1979, Esperance was swept up in a...
The Sinclair Family
This is an article that I wrote for the Esperance Tide, our lovely little local publication. One of my favourite local history stories!...
The Brooks Family
This article was written for the Esperance Tide, a lovely local publication that I’ve been writing the ‘5 Minute History’ column for. I...
Black Jack Anderson
One of our claims to fame here in Esperance is that we once had a pirate, Black Jack Anderson, who lived on an Island off our coast....
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