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WHEEL TRACKS

The story of early transport drivers in the North West of Western Australia. They were the first to bring wool to Carnarvon from the outlying stations and used all modes of transport, ranging from camel teams through to modern-day trucks.

   By W.W. Ammon ( ISBN: 0 85905 190 0 )

Indexed by Dot Wells, April 2000.




 






General Index
Places and Locations
People Mentioned in the Book
Shipping Information
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GENERAL   INDEX


   
[ page numbers in yellow are illustrations ] Page No.
   
Arthur River 35
Ashburton 102
Bank Manager 106, 107
Bird Flowers 11
Bogged 66
Camel Team in Carnarvon 64
Carnarvon Hospital 127
Chaff 66
Dagwool Pastoral Company 92, 93, 95, 96
Dalgety's 7
Davis & Kent 44
Elder Smith 6, 110
First motorized mail reaches Mardi 65
France 20, 21
Fred Lapthorne's Mail 65
Freney Oil Rig 51
Gascoyne iv, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 26, 30, 32, 33,
34, 35, 39, 44, 45, 53, 61, 62, 84, 85, 136
Gascoyne Bridge 72, 126
Gascoyne Junction Hotel 29, 30, 34
Gascoyne Traders 131, 138
Gascoyne-Manilya Roads Board 48
Governess 29
Great Northern Highway 131
International Truck (Dual wheeled) 66
International Truck (Heavy Duty) 68
International Truck (Speed) 68
Jillawarra 47
Kalgoorlie 76, 79
Leyland Truck 66, 70
Lyons River 13, 15, 20, 21, 33, 35, 45
Mangaroon Mail 17, 44
Murchison 76
New Guinea 27
Northern Times 120
Policemen 35
Port Hotel 39, 40, 71
Rabbit Proof Fence 13
Roads Board 4, 12, 62
Scotland 16
Shell Depot 72
Sturt's Pea 11
Swan River 26
T.D. & K. Haulage Co. 44, 76
Thornett & Bevan 1, 7, 32, 44, 48, 51
Trailers 69
Transport Workers Union 122
Vlaming Head Lighthouse 44
Western Hygienic Transport Company 44

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LOCATIONS


[ page numbers in yellow are illustrations ] Page No.
   
Ajana 134
Arrino 51, 131
Ashburton Downs Station 64
Ashburton Downs Station (Sheep Drover's) 64
Ashburton Pools 48
Ashburton River 45
Balingup iii
Barrabiddy Bridge 48, 50, 51
Barrabiddy Creek 45, 58
Barrabiddy Crossing 48
Beadon 120
Bicton 55
Bigemia Station (Bidgemia) 8, 10, 14, 103
Billabong, The 134
Blow Holes 137
Boolathana Station 16
Boologooro Station 16, 61, 85, 115
Bore Drain 123
Brickhouse Station 9
Broome 120
Brown's Range 136
Bruce Rock 123
Butcher's Cut Line 76
Butcher's Track 53, 131
Camel Lane 6, 7
Cardabia Station 44
Carnarvon iii, iv, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 24, 28, 29, 32,
34, 38, 39, 45, 46, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 61,
64, 68, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 84, 85, 91, 97,
115, 120, 123, 127, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136
Chinamen's Gardens 55
Cocos Island 120
Cooralya Station 1,16, 61
Cottesloe 79
Dalgety's Corner 39
Darwin 56
Death Valley 123
Derby 44, 51
Devil's Elbow 137
Dongara 131, 132
Doorawarrah Homestead 12
Doorawarrah Station 11, 12, 22
Edinburgh (Scotland) 5
Eudamullah Station 35
Exmouth 137
Exmouth Gulf 44
Fremantle iii, 20, 44, 55, 56, 132
Galena 53, 76
Gascoyne Junction 13, 24, 32
Gascoyne (Regional Map) vi
Geraldton 131, 132, 134
Gnarloo 46
Graveyard Flats 123
Greenough Flats 132
Halfway House 53, 134
Hamelin Pool Post Office 44
Hill Springs sheep station 1, 3, 22
Hill View Station 69
Hundred & Twelve Mile Catchment Shed 47
Hyden Rock 51
Irwin River 132
Jacob's Gully 13
Kennedy Ranges 13, 33, 85, 124
Lake Biddy 51
Lake Grace 51
Lyndon 15, 32, 44, 86, 87, 90
Lyndon River 66
Lyndon Station 28
Lyons River Homestead 15, 18
Lyons River Station 14, 29, 127
Madman's Corner 44
Manberry 28, 119
Manberry Sandhills 124
Mangaroon 18, 25, 29, 30, 32
Mangaroon station 7, 8, 15
Manilya 15, 32, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 85, 115, 123
Manilya Homestead 46
Mardathuna sheep station 1, 3
Mardi 65
Maroonah 32, 44, 115
Marrnah Station 28
Maud Landing 44
Meekatharra 53
Mia Mia Shed 47
Middalya 63, 85
Mingenew 53, 131, 132
Minnewa Station 104
Moora 131
Mount Sandiman 7, 15, 18, 32
Mount Sandiman Station 32
Mullewa 53, 54, 55, 56, 131
Mungingee Flat 114
Murchison River 133
New Norcia 131
Nikol Bay Flat 62
Northampton 53, 76, 131, 132, 133, 134
North-West Cape 44, 68
Olivia Terrace 136
Onslow 65, 134
Paget's Track 134
Perth iii, 7, 104, 127, 130, 131, 134
Pinegrove 53
Quobba 46
Rocky Pool 10, 11
Roebourne 134
Rough Range 44
Shark Bay 53, 134
Shaw's Gate 116
Shaw's Sand 16, 116
Stirling Ranges 131
Straight Road 115, 117
Three Springs 7, 46, 51, 52, 53, 123, 131
Townsville 127
Ulupna Creek 124
Wandagee 47, 48, 58, 85, 119, 137
Wanneroo 123
Warroora 45, 124
Winning Pool 32, 44, 108, 115
Winning Pool Telegraph Station 58
Wooramel River 84, 134
Wooramel Station 44
Yalobia Sandhills 16, 115
Yalobia Station 16
Yandanooka 51, 52, 131
Yankee Town 8, 24
Yankee's Tank 16, 115, 116, 119
Yardie Creek Station 44, 137
Yaringa 134, 20

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THE   PEOPLE


[ page numbers in yellow are illustrations ] Page No.
   
Abdullar 10
Adams, George 42, 43
Allen, Tom 46, 47, 52, 53, 54, 57, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83
Ammon, Jewell 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138
Ammon, W.W. iii, 70
Anderson 7
Bangemall 129
Baron, Ted 61, 123, 124
Bassett, Tommy 104, 105, 106, 107
Beaseley, Sonny 119, 120
Bevan, Norman 44, 58
Bird, Bob 15
Bird, Eddie 129, 130
Bird, Sam 15
Blair, Ted 86
Bonza 47
Brothers, The 92
Brown, Micky 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 103
Brumby Pete 127, 128, 136
Burbidge, Jack 30, 36, 37
Burbidge, Mrs 36
Burns, Mr 95, 96
Burns, Mrs 95
Butcher Brothers 3, 4
Butcher, Harry 4
Campbell, Bob 28, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 137
Campbell, Jean 137
Campbell, Jimmy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 116
Campbell, Mick 137, 138
Campbell, Mr 85
Charcoal 8, 10, 14
Cornish, Dick 6, 39
Craig, Ross 114, 115
Cridlen, Terrible Bill 40
Davies, Tom 108, 109
Davis, Arthur 16, 17, 28, 44, 58, 79
Devonish, Bobby 61, 123
Dog, The 136
Fighting Parson 41
Freeman, George 38, 39
Geordies (Jack & George) 77, 78
Gilgie 111, 113
Glass, Greg 26, 27
Gooch, George 13, 47
Gooch, Gordon 47
Gough, Tonguer 92, 93, 93, 95, 96
Gus the Swede 110, 111, 112, 113
Hatch, Dave 15, 20
Hellfire Jack 22, 23
Ion, Bertie 22
Jean 5
Jessie 87
Jockey Jack 1
Joe 30, 31
Jones, Bert 41, 42, 43
Jumbo 8, 10, 11, 14
Kent, Lew 44, 58
Kingsford Smith 7, 131
Kurtz, Colin 106, 107
Lapthorne, Fred 65
Lewisson, Bon 123, 124, 125, 126, 127
Lowry, Pat (Constable) 39, 40
Lucy 111, 112
Lyall, Bill 86, 87, 88, 90
Mac (Policeman) 36, 37
Mad Stevie 136
McCackney, Jack 127, 128
Millie 110, 111, 112
Morris, Dub 13
Moynes, Billy 26, 27
Musical Bogger 41, 136
Newell, Mat 128, 129
Norm (Carpenter) 41
Ocker 110
Parker, Mr 92, 93, 94, 95, 96
Parker, Mrs 94, 95
Pat (Aboriginal) 75
Pepper, Tom 20
Pickford, Mary 38
Pluschke, Hans 32, 34, 35, 36, 37
Price, Charlie 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105
Riley, E.A.R. ("Lugs") 105, 106, 107
Rogers, Buck 38
Roy ("the Burnt Stump") 38
Shepherd, Jack 6
Shepherd, Mr 22
Skipworth, Roy 44, 135
Smith, Bill 52, 53
Snook, George 33
Sonny 110, 111, 112
Taylor 44
Ted 102
Thomas, Bill 44
Thomas, Norman 44
Thornett, Frank 26, 27, 44, 58, 59, 60, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83
Tommydod 109
Valentino 38
Wheelock 47
Williams, Mick 8, 32, 44
Winderie (Rain Maker) 114, 115
 

SHIPS   AND   SCHOONERS


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Shunsea Maru (Survivors) 68

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