The Dusty Box

Coolgardie's Missing Mailbag

Stolen or lost? A mailbag gone astray.

Aug 15 • 

Jessica Barratt

9

July 2025

Sister Mercy Disappears

An Anglican Sister and a one-way ticket to Parkerville.

Jul 4 • 

Jessica Barratt

10

6

May 2025

A Dressmaker's Tale

A York scandal and a woman who never found freedom.

May 9 • 

Jessica Barratt

6

4

March 2025

Lord Thornton

When one man fooled the people of Perth.

Mar 7 • 

Jessica Barratt

8

4

February 2025

A Camel Named Larl

A record-breaking camel on the eastern goldfields.

Feb 14 • 

Jessica Barratt

7

2

January 2025

Geraldton Police Occurrence Book

A day in the life of a police officer in the 1890s.

Jan 31 • 

Jessica Barratt

7

December 2024

Varley’s Christmas Goose

A Geraldton Christmas dinner that flew away.

Dec 13, 2024 • 

Jessica Barratt

8

November 2024

Treasure on the Swan

Buried treasure, the police, newspapers, and thieves.

Nov 22, 2024 • 

Jessica Barratt

7

1

October 2024

A Moora Mystery

A missing farmer, clairvoyants, and a killer.

Oct 25, 2024 • 

Jessica Barratt

13

11

September 2024

Western Australia Police Gazette

A digitised, invaluable resource for historians and genealogists.

Sep 20, 2024 • 

Jessica Barratt

10

August 2024

Wheelbarrow Racing Craze of 1935

How one wheelbarrow race inspired countless others.

Aug 16, 2024 • 

Jessica Barratt

6

2

Vintage(ish) Travel - Toodyay

Leaving the car behind, I embarked upon travel the way many people in the past would have done: by train.

Aug 2, 2024 • 

Jessica Barratt

11

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