THE CROW AND THE GOLD -

Jim Withnell returned to camp after mustering sheep all day, only to find that a crow had managed to get into his tucker bag and the contents were now strewn across the ground.

The angry young man reached for a stone to throw at the crow but as he picked it up he noticed an unusual glint.

He knew about the Kimberley gold rush further north so he had a closer look at the stone. Sure enough there were flecks of gold. He searched around and gathered enough stones that looked promising to fill a handkerchief and he quickly rode off home, presumably leaving the crow with its ill-gotten gains.

This led to the Pilbara gold-rush and although it was short-lived, there were more nuggets over 50 ounces collected on this field than on any other in Western Australia.

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