Volume 3

Gives the names of the people in photograph 316 (see page 198 AA122/3/3/18). This page dedicated to the story of Richie of his arrival from England and his adventures/misadventures while managing a station in Cloncurry (Qld) known as ‘The Williams’. Refers to cattle thieves or ‘duffers’, the shooting of a fencer and Richie’s escape to the bush when he refused to stand witness against the cattle thieves.

Places mentioned: The Williams Station (Qld); England (UK); Darwin (NT); Cloncurry (Qld); Winchester (UK)

People mentioned: Richie (station manager); [Duncan Neil] Mathieson (1891-1979)

Local terms mentioned: duffers (cattle thieves); washout (geology - a channel cut into sedimentary deposit by rushing water)

CreatorCecil John Hackett
ControlAA 122/3/3/19
Date Range1934  -  1934
Quantity 0.01cm,   1   Foolscap page
FormatsMounted Photographic Prints
Series AA 122/03/01