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MacPherson, Cedric William.

C.W. MacPherson was born in Scotland and arrived in Western as a boy. His father worked near Baandee. Since his early 20s he travelled much of Australia and South-East Asia gaining work as a fitter & turner, diesel driver, and engineer. He subsequently wrote about 80 articles for magazines such as “Walkabout”, “Australasian Post” and “Countryman” which he illustrated with photographs taken during his travels. He died, aged 60, of lung cancer on 8 September 1966 as a result of living in Wittenoom for six months.

The Papers The papers were donated by Maidie Smith in March 1996 (Acc. 6811A).

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Summary of Classes

ARTICLES DIARIES HISTORY PHOTOGRAPHS POETRY SCRAP BOOK ARTICLES 6811A/1 November 1965 The Tragedy at Dalbercutting Spring Station by C.W. MacPherson published in ‘Parade’ magazine pages 12 and 13. The spearing of Edward Clarkson , Doodlakine, 1865. 6811A/2 10 March 1966 N.W. pioneers walked over a fortune, by C.W. MacPherson published in The Countryman, page 60. Early exploration and settlement of the Hamersley Ranges.

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6811A/3 9 June 1966 Asbestos mining had its hazards , by C.W. MacPherson, published in The Countryman, page 59

DIARIES 6811A/4 August 1945 – February 1946. By Air to the Hammersley (sic) Ranges; The Black War in . 6811A/5 Labuan and Broome. October – December 1950 (Labuan, Singapore, Kuching et.al.). April 1952 – Broome Meatworks, Fremantle to Broome by Koolinda and visits to Geraldton and Carnarvon. Wyndham and Glenroy, March – June 1953. See also 6811A/24. 6811A/6 Labuan to Jesselton, November - December1950. Loose insert – North Borneo Railways timetable Jesselton – Beaufort August 1950. 6811A/7 February 1946 - Roebourne and Whim Creek with historical notes on exploration of the area, and the Murchison. Visits to Cossack, Mallina, and other stations. 6811A/8 Malaya to Borneo, November – December 1950. 6811A/9 January - February1945 Travels around and the . Includes air travel from Perth to Northern Territory via and Kimberley, and railway trips from Darwin to Pine Creek, and from Alice Springs to Port Augusta and onto the Trans Australian Railway. Shooting incidents at Burketown (Qld); trip to Lake Gnangara, May 1945 6811A/10 August - December 1945 or 1946. Townsville to Hughenden by truck, including Surprise Creek. January 1947, second trip to Conn Hole, Wokingham Creek, Jcn. Of Western River with Diamantina. 6811A/11 June 1946 Longreach to Townsville, by train via Winton and Hughenden. Also transcription of John Ramsden Wollaston’s Picton Journal, various pages. 6811A/12 10 April 1946 to end of May Adelaide to Mackay, via Red Cliffs, Wentworth, Gol Gol, Mildura, Eildon Weir and Rubicon, Daylesford, Ballarat, Kosciusko, to Cairns by train, Green Island, Kuranda, and Cairns to Mackay. 6811A/13 June – August 1946

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Mackay to Alba, via Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Barcaldine, Longreach, Winton, Hughenden, Charters Towers, Townsville. Some text duplicates the travels in 6811A/11. 6811A/14 April – June 1946 Perth to Adelaide and trips in the Eastern States. This diary duplicates much of contents of 6811A/12. 6811A/15 1947 - 1948 Trips around Darwin. Begins with MacPherson’s setting up home in Fanny Bay. Trips include Humpty Doo, South Arm, Southport, Katherine, Daly River, Indian & Grose Islands, Mt Bundey Station, and Batchelor. 6811A/16 1947 – 1948 Trips around Darwin. This diary duplicates 6811A/15 but has some newspaper clippings pasted in. 6811A/17 August – November 1947 - Townsville to Ayr, Bowen, Proserpine, Daydream and Darwin 6811A/18 Xmas 1948 – Xmas 1949 Trips from Darwin (including Grove Hill, Batchelor, and various WWII aerodromes. New Zealand, North Island and South Island 6811A/19 1950 Labuan Brunei 6811A/20 October – November 1950. Darwin to Singapore and other Asian ports including Johore Bharu, Kuching, Brunei, and Seria. 6811A/21 October – November 1950. Darwin to Singapore and other Asian ports. Duplicates 6811A/20. 6811A/22 August – October 1950. Darwin. Includes trips to Mary River, MacMinns Lagoon, Howard Springs, Burrundie, Grover Hill, Brocks Creek, Fenton, Finnis River, Lake Dean, Berry Springs. November 1951 voyage from Fremantle to Darwin per Koolinda with descriptions of visits to ports en route including Cockatoo Island. 6811A/23 December 1949 – July 1950. Chateau Tongariro (NZ) to Darwin via Newcastle and Brisbane. Notes of a conversation with Mr Jack Alwright taken by Edgar Castle, Darwin 24 January 1949. Trips to Southport with author Cecilia Senior, Daly Rivers, Fort Dundas, Melville Island, , Marakat Buffalo Run, and Rum Jungle. 6811A/24 1952, 1953 & 1954

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Broome, Wyndham, Victoria and Riverina. Visits to Kimberley Research Station, King River Pool, Dunham River, Turkey Creek, Cape Leveque, Fitzroy Crossing, Leopold Downs. Wyndham / Glenroy and Koolinda text duplicates that in 6811A/5 but this volume has additional material. To Eastern States by road October 1953, via Eyre Highway, Adelaide, Naracoorte. Many places visited in Victoria and New South Wales. 6811A/25 1953 Dunham River and Turkey Creek. Text duplicates that in 6811A/24. 6811A/26 Trip to Darwin and 6 months at Broome plus Overland to . Text duplicates that of 6811A/22 and 24. 6811A/27 1953 – 1954 Victoria – New South Wales 6811A/28 January 1956 New Caledonia. 6811A/29 October 1960 Frank Brockman at Minninup

HISTORY n.d. 6811A/30 Historical sketches on the treatment of Aboriginal prisoners and spearings by Aboriginals. Loose inserted pages duplicate 6811A/1. 6811A/31 “Yorkey” Mick Alderton the prospector and Alfred Giles of Springvale, NT. 6811A/32 Notes on Vardy family history in England. Various loose inserts. 6811A/33 Extracts from Reminiscences of India & North Queensland by Robert Gray (1857-1912) 6811A/34 Strange New World by Alec Chisholm, extract from The Great Nor’West by A.R. Richardson, Cemetery list of Peak Hill, Agnew, Journal of an expedition under Maitland Brown, Battle of Rufus River, Charles Sturt 6811A/37 Exercise book with pages of text removed. Contains handwritten obituary of Alfred Ernest Walker, last surviving member of a pioneering family of Kiama (NSW), who died in WA on 15 April 1961. A copy of a Daily News obituary, 17 April 1961 page 2 (in which he is recorded as “Mayor of Peak Hill” and a Karrakatta Cemetery record that records his place of death as Capel, are inserted.

PHOTOGRAPHS

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BA889 317 images taken by C W MacPherson, mostly taken during journeys depicted in his diaries. Almost all of this collection is from .

POETRY 6811A/36 November 1919 – 1923 Exercise book of poetry – in 7 cantos - by Ian George MacPherson. Also extracts of historical notes, and description of Mudiarup (Moodiarrup) Lake Meteor Crater.

SCRAP BOOKS 6811A/35 1960s Scrap book of newspaper articles by C W MacPherson, including Post, Countryman and Parade. The cuttings are pasted into an exercise book possibly used by MacPherson when studying engineering.

20 February 2007

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