IDNO

T.68088.MFL

Description

The mine manager's, Don James, caravan and campsite at Goanna Patch.

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; Western Australia; Goanna Patch

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Don James

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

19 September 1964

Collection Name

Macfarlane Collection

Source

Macfarlane, Alan

Format

Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.67481 to T.68999 and T.74937 to T.74998 were found in the box now numbered C494/.
T.68072 to T.68095 were found in the plastic slide sheet now numbered C494/32/.

Named Person: Don James was the veteran miner-bushman hired by Western Mining Corporation to manage the Goanna Patch project. See 'Golden Deal at Goanna Patch' by Osmar White in 'The Age' 13 July 1966. [Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19660713&id=Dv9UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZZMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4619,2339094&hl=en, JD 04/10/2016]