..CAPNO     Watts.C2.BW

..DEPOSITR  Watts, Cecil Thomas

..CAPTION LIST covers N5289-N5291

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.15

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Les Cronin

..DSCRPTN   (tank sinker), hair cut

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.16

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Sulieman (Nimbiarree)

..DSCRPTN   with buffalo, shot no.12 bore

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.17

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Cecil Thomas on buffalo, Sulieman on horse,

            Tiger, Bill Page (Bore Mechanic)

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.18

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Sturt Creek Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   homestead buildings, from old yard

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.19

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Hall's Creek, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Charlie Harris, Mrs Harris, Charles Jnr, Dinah

..DSCRPTN   preparing to leave

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.20

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Hall's Creek, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   L-R (Back) Dick Day, Tom Swan, Mrs Purkiss, Fred

            Morke (Manager Sturt Creek Station), Rob Moody (Publican

            Kimberley Hotel) (Front) Len Hill, Harold Caphorne, Les

            Cronin, Police Sgt. Jack Purkiss

..DSCRPTN   group in front of Police Station

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.21

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Hall's Creek, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   L-R Les Cronin, Rob Moody (Publican Kimberley

            Hotel), Fred Morke (Manager Sturt Creek Station), Mrs

            Purkiss, Len Hill, Sgt. Jack Purkiss, Dick Day

..DSCRPTN   Breezeway Police Station

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.22

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Hall's Creek, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   L-R Rob Moody (Publican Kimberley Hotel), Fred

            Morke (Manager Sturt Creek Station), Mrs Purkiss, Len Hill

..DSCRPTN   Breezeway Police Station

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.23

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Joe Walker

..DSCRPTN   Manager of Ord River Station

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.24

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   L-R Maurice Petroff, Jim Neighbour, ?, Les

            Banks, Bill Matthews

..DSCRPTN   dice game

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.25

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Bill Speed (Overseer Birrandudu Station, Frank

            Comtessie

..DSCRPTN   in the jockey's "room"

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.26

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Dawn Johnstone (now Mrs Watts), Bill Crowson

            (Manager Rosewood Station), Milton Willick (Manager Wave

            Hill Station)

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.27

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     resting at No.3 Bore, Flora Valley, Kimberley

            area, WA

..SUBJECT   L-R Gordon Buchanan (grandson of pioneer Nat

            Buchanan), Tom Swan, Mrs Buchanan, Bill Grant (Yard Build-

            er), son Danny, Len Hill, Bill Speed (back to camera)

..DSCRPTN   on the way back from the Negri races

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.28

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   spectators at the buckjumping

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.29

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Fred Morke (Manager Sturt Creek Station), Geo

            Kinivan (old time teamster, stockman etc)

..DSCRPTN   holding Edmund Vestey Cup, won by a Sturt Creek

            horse, ridden by Geo Kinivan

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.30

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Frank and Sulieman

..DSCRPTN   sorting stockcamp gear

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.31

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   stockmen loading the stockcamp wagonette

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.32

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   mustering plant horses watering in Button Hole

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.33

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Sulieman

..DSCRPTN   roping foal, No 3 yard

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.34

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Mick (Rella), Charlie Harris (Manager)

..DSCRPTN   branding foal, No 3 yard

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.35

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   L-R homestead, kitchen, office and store

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5289.36

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   L-R office, store, workshops, mens quarters

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.03

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   L-R office, store, workshops, mens quarters

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.04

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Dick

..DSCRPTN   broncoing, Sweetwater Yards

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.05

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Cecil Watts

..DSCRPTN   outside old kitchen

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.06

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Flowing Bore a main camp on Gordon Downs Sta-

            tion, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Lightning

..DSCRPTN   the cook's offsider and husband in foreground

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.07

..DATE      August 1950

..PLACE     Hall's Creek races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   blackboy's flag race

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.08

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   camp at no 13 bore

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.09

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   camp at no 13 bore

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.10

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   charlie

..DSCRPTN   riding newly broken mule

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.11

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Johnnie

..DSCRPTN   riding newly broken mule

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.12

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Hall's Creek, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   grandstand burning down

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.13

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Hall's Creek, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   grandstand - after the fire

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.14

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Hall's Creek, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Back: Maurice Petroff, Ken Beckett (AIM Padre),

            Tom Swan, Tom Quilty, Constable Cliff Sherry, Bob Savage,

            Sam Lilley, Ben Taylor, Fred Morke. Front: Ken Cameron,

            "Mandrake"

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.15

..DATE      5th January 1951

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Jackie

..DSCRPTN   taking plant acroos the Sturt Creek, returning

            from Hall's Creek

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.16

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Kimberley Hotel, WA

..SUBJECT   Back: Jack Quinlan, Fred Elliot, "Ringer" Gib-

            son, Len Hill. Front: Peter Waugh, Stewart Orr, Kevin At-

            kins, Tom Swan, Basil Quilty, Jack Woodland

..DSCRPTN   group on verandah

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.17

..DATE      1950

..PLACE     Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Gordon Donavan, Dick Day, Tom Swan, Len Hill,

            (bending), Bill Mathews, Billy Harney (son of Bill Harney)

..DSCRPTN   note beef shoulder in beef bucket on the fire

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.18

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Hall's Creek races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   spectators lining the rails

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.19

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   bookkeeper Bradley Hubbard supervising

..DSCRPTN   raising aerial pole for F.D.S. radio

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.20

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   birrandudu stockmen packing up

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.21

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   1200 bullocks being fed on to the night camp,

            near no. 19 bore, birrandudu

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.22

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Cecil Watts

..DSCRPTN   having a spell in the camp at Sweetwater

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.23

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   start of blackboys race, Robert riding the even-

            tural winner, Naughty Girl, leads

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.24

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   saddling paddock

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.25

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   buckjumping event

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.26

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Jack Gallagher (Calico)

..DSCRPTN   riding in buckjumping event

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.27

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   two up

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.28

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   typical large bough shed erected in the Wave

            Hill/Gordon Donws camp. Used as dining space or for re-

            creation. Put up by advance party before the bulk of the

            station people arrived.

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.29

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   bough shed, long waterbags held the beer bottles

            for cooling as there were no refridgerators

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.30

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   Wave Hill truck loaded for return to the station

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.31

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   trucks loading up for return to the station

            after the races

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.32

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   trucks returning to the station after the races,

            pulled up for a spell en route, trucks from Gordon Downs,

            Flora Valley, Turner and Sturt Creek

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.33

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     at No. 3 bore (the crossroads), returning from

            Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   standing L-R: Les Cronin, Gordon Donovan, Harold

            Caphorn, Ces Watts, Len Hill, Fred Morke. Front: Geo.

            Kinivan, Roy Green

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.34

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     on the road from Hall's Creek to Flora Valley,

            Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   from top: Peter Waugh, Tom Swan, Bill Kelly, ?,

            ?, Percy Fletcher, Len Hill, Jack Boorman

..DSCRPTN   trouble on the road

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.35

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Sweetwater yard, Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley

            area, WA

..SUBJECT   Dick

..DSCRPTN   broncoing

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5290.36

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     returning from Negri races, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   truck taking staff back to Turner Station

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.06

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Sweetwater yard, Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley

            area, WA

..DSCRPTN   branding

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.07

..DATE      1951

..PLACE     Home on the range, Button Hole, Gordon Downs

            Station, Kimberley area, WA

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.08

..DATE      1952

..PLACE     Bow River Station, Hall's Creek, Kimberley area,

            WA

..SUBJECT   Mrs S Lilley and children

..DSCRPTN   home made cattle crate on truck

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.09

..DATE      1953

..PLACE     Inverway Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   ready for the start of the donkey race. The

            gates were thrown open and the donkeys went `bush'

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.10

..DATE      1953

..PLACE     Inverway Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Fred Morke (Limbunya Station, Tomato (Gordon

            Downs), Geo. Kinivan, Bluey Tremlett (Inverway), Bill Ham-

            ill (Manager Inverway Station)

..DSCRPTN   before the start of the Blackboy's race. A bad

            drought in 1952/1953 had forced cancellation of the large

            race meetings at Negri and in Hall's Creek and the manage-

            ment of Inverway Station organised a two day race and

            sports meeting to fill in the gap.

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.11

..DATE      1953

..PLACE     Inverway Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   start of draught horse race

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.12

..DATE      1953

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Mick, Frank, Johnnie, Harry and Sambo

..DSCRPTN   stockmen

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.13

..DATE      1953

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   unloading station truck after accident

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.14

..DATE      1953

..PLACE     Gordon Downs Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   group of station men with manager Stan Jones

..DSCRPTN   building stone wall around the homestead area

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.15

..DATE      1954

..PLACE     Hall's Creek, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   unloading the weekly MMA DC3 from Perth

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.16

..DATE      1957

..PLACE     Spring Creek Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   yarding cattle

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.17

..DATE      1957

..PLACE     Spring Creek Station, Kimberley area, WA

..DSCRPTN   yarding cattle

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.18

..DATE      1957

..PLACE     Spring Creek Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Dawn Watts

..DSCRPTN   inspecting crocodile shot on Rosewood

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.19

..DATE      1957

..PLACE     Spring Creek Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Mick and Cecil Watts

..DSCRPTN   breaking in

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.20

..DATE      1957

..PLACE     Spring Creek Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Mick and Cecil Watts, and Don Cameron

..DSCRPTN   repairing homestead roof

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.21

..DATE      1957

..PLACE     Spring Creek Station, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Mick and Cecil Watts, and Don Cameron

..DSCRPTN   repairing homestead roof

            ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

..NEWDOC

..NUMBER    N5291.22

..DATE      1956

..PLACE     Oakes Yard, Flora Valley, Kimberley area, WA

..SUBJECT   Cecil Watts

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++