space Take me Back to the Perth DPS Home Page

Western Australian Histories & Biographies
For Genealogists and Family Historians
space





WHALEBACK TALES

Mt. Newman's first doctor, Dr. Peter Eckhart, records the history of the
town and his experiences working for the Mt. Newman Mining Company.

by Peter Eckhart ( ISBN: 0 85905 230 3 )

Indexed by Ronnalyn Vinci, May 2000.



 






General Index
Places and Locations
People Mentioned in the Book
Back to the 'Index of Indexes'












 

GENERAL INDEX


   
[ page numbers in yellow are illustrations ] Page No.
   
Agriculture Protection Board 78
Amax Corporation v, vi
Anglican Church 53, 54, 96
Asbestos Mine (Wittenoom) 53
Australian Kidney Foundation 68
Australian Rules Football 40, 41
Author's Plane 65
Bechtel Pacific (Construction Company) 2, 3, 15, 20, 21, 24, 29
Beecham's (Drug Company) 103
Bell Brothers 40
BHP v, vi
Blue Spec Gold Mine (Nullagine) 24
Boomerang Oval 41, 50, 87
Bulloo Downs Station 38, 78, 79
Camp 225 (Railway Workers Camp) 33
Capricorn Oval (South Newman) 92
Capricorn Roadhouse 75
Centrals (Football Team) 41
Channel Seven 32
Community Hall (Meekatharra) 19
Cricket 40, 41, 42
CSR v, vi
Cyclone Kerry 86, 87
Cyclone Tracy 68, 86
Dampier Lions Club 66
Darwin Lions Club 68
Day Dawn (Gold Mine) 97
Department of Civil Aviation 59
Disneyworld 94
Doolgunna Station 69
East Pilbara Shire Council 56, 71, 83, 85
Education Department 91
Federal Engine Drivers and Fireman's Union 31
Fortescue Golf Club 13, 42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 52
Golf Course 44, 46
Golf Tee 43
Grand Hotel, Mount Magnet 97
Greyhound Buses 93, 95
Guildford Grammar School 96, 107
Heathrow Airport 95
Industrial Court 32
Ironclad Hotel 97
Jandkot Airport 1
Jigalong Medical Centre 56
Jigalong Mission 4-6, 11, 12, 55-64, 78, 83, 97, 107
Joint Venturers 21, 22
Juna Downs Station 53
Kindergarten 55
King Edward Memorial Hospital 62
Knudson (Railway Construction Company) 20
Kumarina Roadhouse 16
Labor Party 84
Le Fortescue (French Restaurant) 74
Lysaghts (Contractors) 44
Mac Robertson Miller Airlines (M.A.A.) 1, 22, 99
Magnet Lions Club 70
Manix (Railway Construction Company) 20
Marillana Station 107
Medical Centre 39, 80
Meekatharra Hospital 16
Meekatharra Police Station 2
Millstream Station 98
Miss Australia Quest 54
Miss Personality Quest 68
Mitsui Ito (Japanese Partner in Mining Company) 23
Mitsui-C Itoh v, vi
Morison (Railway Construction Company) 20
Mt. Newman Iron Ore Company v
Mt. Newman Mining Company vi, 4, 27, 29, 40, 72, 80
Nedlands Rugby Club 41
New Norcia Monastery 70, 96
New Surgery 81
Newman Airport 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 29
Newman Club 101
Newman Football League 24
Newman Hospital 7, 12, 13, 14, 42, 105
Newman Hospital Building (plus stage 2) 10
Newman Lions Club 58, 67, 68
Newman Mine Site (Mt. Whaleback) vi, vii, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 46
Newman Police Complex 3, 7, 24, 51
Newman Primary School 4, 89, 90, 91
Newman Station v, 4, 5
Newman Temporary Hospital 8
Nullagine Shire Council 22
Old Homestead 4, 6, 42
Old Homestead Airstrip 1, 4, 16
Oman (Railway Construction Company) 20
Ore Train (First) ix
Orebody 29 (Mine) vi
P & C 18, 90, 92
Perth Airport 1
Pilbara Iron vi
Pilbara Open Championships 46, 47
Port Hedland Hospital 11, 12, 23, 34, 58
Press Corps 22
Railway Line (Port Headland to Newman) vii, vii, viii, 4, 20, 21, 33
Roebourne Hospital 58
Roman Catholic Church 96, 100
Roy Hill Station 22, 23, 99, 101
Royal Flying Doctor Service 5, 11, 14, 15, 16, 61, 88, 95, 105, 106
Royal Perth Hospital 12, 50, 105
Rugby 41, 42
Saints (Football Team) 41
Save Sight Foundation 68
School of the Air 5
Seltrust v, vi
Sir Charles Gardener Hospital 14, 82
Soccer 41
South Newman Primary School & Kindergarten 92
St. John's Ambulance 34
St. Joseph's (Catholic Church) 53, 54, 55
St. Stephen's (Anglican Church) 55
State Lotteries Commission 91
Station Airstrip at Old Homestead 1, 4, 5
Sufferers Paradise (Wet Canteen) 3, 6, 24, 45
Sylvania Station 67
Tigers (Football Team) 41
Township Office 55, 68
Transfield 45, 54
Transwest (Skywest) 60
Tuckanarra (Road House) 69
W.A.C.A. 103
Walkabout Hotel 3, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 31,
44, 52, 93
Watson Jackson (House Builder) 23
Weelarina (Sheep Station) 78
Wickham Airstrip 72

up
main index

 

LOCATIONS


[ page numbers in yellow are illustrations ] Page No.
   
Adelaide 82
Albany 96
Australia 20, 72, 83, 96, 103
Bahrain 95
Bombay 95
Boulder 71
Britain 83, 95, 99
Bunbury 6
Canberra 73
Carnarvon 38, 65, 66, 72, 99
Chichester Ranges vii, 101
Construction Camp (Mt. Newman Mining Company) 2, 3, 15, 23, 24, 42, 53, 90
Cotton Creek, Cundlebar 57
Cowra 33, 34, 101
Cue 69, 70, 95, 97
Dale's Gorge 53, 98, 100
Dalwallinu 70
Darwin 86
East Pilbara Region v, 77
Edinburgh 96
Ethel Creek Station 12
Fortescue River 26, 75, 86, 87, 87, 98
Fremantle 82
Geraldton 92, 99
Gibson Desert 25, 86
Giles Avenue ("Snob Hill") 48
Gingiana Pool 75
Goldsworthy 70, 71, 73, 86, 88
Grand Canyon 94
Great Northern Highway 39
Hammersley Gorge 98
Hammersley Ranges 98
Hilditch Avenue 55, 74, 92
Jimblebar 88, 89, 103
Joffre Falls 98, 100
Kalbarri Gorge 99
Kalgoorlie 24
Kimberleys 27
Kumarina 31, 68, 69, 97
Lake Disappoinment 57
Las Vegas 94
Lynton 99
Marble Bar 60, 84, 85, 97
Meekatharra 1, 2, 16, 69, 75, 78, 89, 97
Melbourne 40
Miami 95
Millstream 98
Mindarra Drive 6, 7, 53
Monkey Mia 99
Mt. Divide 106
Mt. Magnet 69, 70, 71, 96
Mt. Newman v
Mt. Whaleback v, vi
New Norcia 70
New Orleans 94
New York 95
Newman v, 1-7, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 29, 32,
33, 39-41, 45, 48, 51, 52, 56-60, 62, 64, 67, 68,
71, 73, 78, 79, 83-88, 94, 96-98, 101-105
Newman Drive 53
Newman Township 25
Northampton 99
Northern Highway 85
Nullabor 27
Nullagine 31, 60, 85, 97
Onslow 72
Ophthalmia Range v
Orlando (Florida) 94
Pakistan 103
Papua New Guinea 20
Payne's Find 70
Perth v, 3, 7, 11, 14, 24, 26, 28, 31, 32, 40, 41, 50, 51,
62, 66, 67, 71, 73-75, 81, 82, 92, 95, 96, 98, 99,
103-107
Pilbara 1, 32, 52, 93, 99, 104, 106
Port Arthur 99
Port Hedland vii, 4, 5, 15, 20, 21, 23, 27, 32, 33, 35, 38, 51,
58, 62, 71, 85-88, 92, 105
Python Pool 98
Queensland 27
Radio Hill 105
Redmont 33, 34, 35, 101, 102
Robertson Range 106
Roebourne 72
Rudall Avenue 54
San Francisco 94
Sandhill 33, 34
Scotland 95, 107
South Australia 41
Swan River 71
Sydney 71, 73
Tom Price 52, 98-100
Torres Strait 20
Turner River 85
Uganda 46, 50, 61
UK 83, 95, 99
USA 94, 95
Walgun 57
Wallal 88
Wanamanna Pool 89, 103
Warman Avenue 54
Weeli Wolli 6, 89
Western Australia v, 39, 53, 71, 72, 73, 83, 86, 94, 96, 99
Western Desert 57
Wickham 98
Wittenoom 52, 53, 85, 98-101, 102, 107
Yandee 33, 34
Yass Junction 73

up
main index

 

THE   PEOPLE


[ page numbers in yellow are illustrations ] Page No.
   
Abigail (Sister of First Baby born in Newman) 17
Administration Supervisor 28
Aide-de-camp (to Sir Douglas Kendrew) 20, 23
Akihito, Crown Prince (now Emperor) 19
Alex (Dry store manager) 91
Allardyce, Clive, Dr 64
Annie (Reg's Wife) 26, 27
Arlene (Fred's Wife) 51
Barbara (Entrant in Miss Australia Quest) 54
Bernard (Doctor) 54
Bill (Airlines manager) 99-101
Bill (Mine Administration Officer) 29
Bill (Pilot, Air Rep. Services) 16
Bishop of the North West 19
Bob (M.A.A. Agent) 1, 2
Bob (Newman Policeman) 23
Bosse, Dirk (Member of P & C) 90
Brand, Sir David 71
Brian 102
Brian (Chief Security Officer) 26
Brooks, Harry 42, 43, 87
Carol (Nurse, Roland's Wife) 51, 52
Charlton, Eddie (Snooker Champion) 73
Chickie (American Neighbour) 102, 103
Chief Engineer 49
Eckhart, Claire (Brian's wife) 96
Clarke, Kathy 84
Collins, Ann (Peter's Wife) 49
Collins, Peter (Supermarket Owner) 48, 49
Court, Sir Charles (Premier of WA) 21, 22
Czechoslovakian Doctor (Meekatharra) 16
Dadda (Sambo's Wife) 61
David (Rebecca's Husband) 14
Des 38
Diana "Standard Gauge" (Mine Secretary) 35
Donovan, Sid 32
Drill Foreman 29
Driller's Offsider (Canadian Patient) 50
Duchess of Kent 17
Duke of Edinburgh (H.R.H.) 18
Duke of Kent 17
Dunn, Andrew (Billy's Son) 107
Dunn, Billy 106, 107
Dunn, Maureen (Billy's wife) 107
Dunn, Noel (Billy's Son) 106, 107
Eckhart, Brian 1, 2, 21, 22, 53, 66, 91, 96, 97
Eckhart, David 1, 2, 21, 22, 53, 66, 91, 96, 101, 102
Eckhart, Donnie 96-99
Eckhart, Marjory 1, 2, 7, 9, 14, 22, 42, 46, 50, 53, 64, 65,
72-75, 77, 79, 81, 83-84, 85, 94-97, 99,
100, 102, 103
Eckhart, Mr (Peter's father) 96-99, 107
Eckhart, Peter 1, 2, 20, 21, 23, 28, 31-33, 35-37, 39-42,
46, 49, 50, 53, 58-61, 65, 72, 75-77, 79,
96, 101, 103
Eva 60, 61
Farmer, Joan 59
Fatimah (Sister at Newman Hospital) 14
Federal Policeman 17
Fiona (Miss Personality) 68
First Aid Officer's 33, 34
First Baby (Born in Newman Hospital) 9, 17
Fisher, Bob (Hospital Administrator) 68, 70
Forrest, Willy 6
Frank (Photographer, Rita's Husband) 14
Fred (Doctor) 83
Fred (Police Sargeant) 24
Gabe (Hotel Manager) 48
George (Mine General Foreman) 49
Godfrey (Newman Policeman) 23, 24
Godfrey's Wife (Nursing Sister) 23
Gracie 62
Greek Man (Trainee Shovel Operator) 31
Gunn, Ian (Mine Manager) 42, 48, 49
Hall, Pat (Peter's Wife) 38, 78
Hall, Peter 38, 78, 79
Hamilton, Ian 73
Harry (Chief Engineer) 28, 29
Harry (General Foreman) 2
Hasluck, Paul, Sir (Governor General of Australia) 21, 22, 23
Hawk, John (Industrial Chemist) 104-106
Health Inspector 30
Hilditch, A.S. (Stan) v
Hoover, Herbert 69
Hughes, Judy (Noel Dunn's wife) 106, 107
Ian (President of Lions Club) 68
Isobel (Peter Eckhart's niece) 102
Italian Patient (Motor Vehicle Accident) 15
Jacky 6
James Family 101
Janet (School teacher) 89, 90
Jean (Frenchman) 106
Jim (Headmaster) 89-91
Joan 95
Joan (Ron's Wife) 82, 83
John (Chickie's husband) 103, 104
John (Ella's son) 95
Jones, Billy (Stockman) 12
Jones, Elizabeth (dau. Billy and Nancy Jones) 12
Jones, Melvin 67
Jones, Nancy (Billy's wife) 12
Kathleen 61
Kelly, Jabadee (Nurseryman) 4
Kendrew, Sir Douglas (Governor of WA) 20
Kym (Miss Personality Entrant) 68, 69, 70
Lady in Waiting 17
Lamb, Ella (Marjory Eckhart's mother) 94-96
Lance (Phil's Friend) 2
Lefevre, Chas (Chief Security Officer) 19
Levien, Peggy (Trevor's Wife) 55, 57
Levien, Trevor 55, 57
Mal (Transport Officer) 18
Margaret, Princess (H.R.H.) 18, 19
Maria (Peter Eckhart's sister) 95
Matron (Meekatharra Hospital) 16
May, Mrs 18
McLeod, Annie (Health Sister) 55, 58
Mine Foreman 28
Mine Manager 13, 17, 28, 31, 35, 97
Minister of Mines and the Northwest 18
Morgan, Jerry 78
Morgan, Pat (Jerry's Wife) 78, 79
Morgan, Robert John (Jerry and Pat's Son) 78
Newman Chronicle Reporter 13
Newman Policeman 4
Newman, Aubrey Woodward v, 93
Newman, Misses (Aubrey Newman's grandnieces) 93
Nola (Mine Secretary) 35, 36
Norman, Greg 45
Nurses (Newman Hospital) 7, 9, 51
Nyargi (Sambo's Wife) 61
Olive (Patient, Stan's Wife) 52
Olivier, Sir Laurence 36
Osborne, Herman (from Goldsworthy) 47
Oxer, Gordon, Dr 52, 53
Paddy (Powder monkey) 94
Painkiller 6
Palmer, Arnold 36
Peggy (Reg's second wife) 27
Pendleberry, Elizabeth 57, 58
Pennington, Michael, Rev 51
Personnel Officer 28, 29, 82
Peter 62
Peter 105, 106
Peter (Industrial Chemist) 23, 24
Phil (Transport Officer) 2
Plant Operator 28, 29
Public Relations Officer 1, 23
Publican (Walkabout Hotel) 31
Randall, Mrs. (Paul's Wife) 23
Randall, Paul (Newman Policeman) 23, 24
Ray (Golfer) 44, 45
Ready, Bill (Administration Manager) 42
Rebecca (Patient in Newman Hospital) 14
Reg (Plant Operator) 26, 27
Rhonda (Bill's wife) 99, 100
Rita (Patient in Newman Hospital) 13, 14
Roberts, Norm (Bank Manager) 20, 48, 49, 90
Rogers, Anne (Bert's Wife) 18, 19, 21
Rogers, Bert (General Manager) 18, 19, 21
Roland (Swiss Truck Driver) 51, 52
Ron (Doctor) 82, 83
Sailor, Sailor (Nurseryman) 4, 5
Samson, Sambo (Nurseryman) 4
Scott, Dick 66
Shovel Operator 31, 32
Singh, Dr 83
Smith, David (Pat's Son) 68
Smith, Pat 68, 69
Snell, Charlie (Town Foreman) 5, 6, 18
Snell, Mrs (Charlie's wife) 6
Snowdon, Lord 18, 19
Spring, Howard (Nullagine Shire President) 22
Spring, Mrs (Howard's Wife) 22
Stan (Olive's Husband) 52
Thursday Islanders (Railway Workers) 4, 20, 21, 23
Tom (Township Manager) 29, 48, 49
Township Officer 30
Township Supervisor 15
Wally (Mine Worker) 31
Walton, Joe 48
Ward, Long Bob 11
Warman, C.S. v
Williams, Vic 45
Wilson, Don, Rev 79
Witt, Howell, Rt. Rev. 41, 42

up
main index





Counter
Nov 1, 2001