Archive for February, 2010
Broome: Roadside death ‘could be murder’
Police are now treating the death of a man on Friday night as a possible murder.
Josh Warneke, found on Broome Highway on Friday night, has head injuries consistent with either an assault or a hit-and-run.
Letter from Joe Edgar re Harding, Panter and Goldwyer series
G’day Mr Vivian
I’ve just read you piece on the Kimberley Page about History: Harding, Panter and Goldwyer . more »
History: Harding, Panter and Goldwyer
In 1865 Governer Hampton sent Maitland Brown to find three explorers who were missing south of Roebuck Bay.
Maitland Brown had the use of a 60 ton vessel for the expedition, and took with him a navigator, two police constables, three black trackers, a justice of the peace and one man described only as a “pleasure seeker”.
The Governor, who had been roundly criticised for refusing the missing explorers a military escort, was also sending five soldiers (known as pensioner guards) to the new sheep station at Roebuck Bay.
This is part one of Maitland Brown’s “Journal of an Expedition” – printed in one of the tiny Swan River Colony’s two newspapers.
Broome: Hit and run man’s family ceremony
The family of Friday night’s hit and run victim is holding a ceremony at the crash site this afternoon.
Police investigations are continuing.
The West Australian [read this story]
Lajamanu: Fish ‘fell from sky’
Lajamanu locals say it rained small white fish on their Tanami Desert community last Thursday and Friday afternoons.
This unusual phenomenon has happened before in the small NT village, in 2004 and 1974.
Nortern Territory News [read this story]
Government prisoner transport criticised
Buses used by a government contractor to transport prisoners cannot fit into Broome and Greenough prison gates.
PerthNow [read this story]
People: Colleen Carter and Raylene Johnson
L-R: unknown, Colleen Carter, Raylene Johnson
This pic has taken a while to reach us. It comes from Chris Fenech with the message:
“Hi Geoff and friends… on behalf of all at Home Valley Station I would like to congratulate the wonderful Colleen Carter and Raylene Johnson for completing their certificate 2 in horticulture.”
Chris please get in touch with us again and tell us the name of the good looking fella in the straw hat.
Wyndham East Kimberley tops building approvals
Wyndham East Kimberley shire tops the state for new building approvals, ahead of Kwinana, Victoria Park and Mandurah.
Broome ranks number 13 on the list for the 2009 December quarter.
PerthNow [read this story]
Our Sponsors
Our Sponsors
