EPISODE · Apr 14, 2020 · 14 MIN
Mt Ida Ghost-town, An Isolated Community
from Goldfields Stories of Western Australia · host Lorraine Kelly
In the early 1900s, Mt Ida was a small, but productive community with no telegraphic communication. 'Bone-shakers' - the trusted bicycle, were used to send messages to Menzies, which was 86 km away, over rough, dirt tracks. Long term Tommy Andrews also gives an account of life there in the early days. To read the blog, go to https://www.goldfieldstories.com/post/history-of-mt-ida-ghost-town-and-long-term-resident-tommy-andrews
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