Cornish Tom.

[John Gryphon]

‘COLLECTING SANDALWOOD’
History Blog.
Thomas Abraham collecting sandalwood with his goat cart. He lost his arm in a mining accident so this was a way of making some income to keep his family going.
Thomas was born on 11th May 1848 in Warleggan, Cornwall, England, and died on 29th July 1912 in Boulder Western Australia.

 

[tarponhead]

They do say that at the bottom of a hole anywhere in the world will be a Cornish miner

 

[Jameshenry]

Warleggan is just the other side of the moor from me,

 

[John Gryphon]

Warleggan is just the other side of the moor from me,

You got any goats?

 

[Jameshenry]

Funny enough yes

 

[John Gryphon]

Funny enough yes

In harness?

Pack Goats Australia on Instagram: "'Did someone bring their goats to the lake?' 😂 Yeah, I did! A day in the sun hiking and swimming with 12 of my best friends? What more could you ask for! A nice little 13km loop to Lake Glenmaggie. #packgoatsaustr

33 likes, 1 comments - packgoatsaustralia on December 15, 2024: "'Did someone bring their goats to the lake?' 😂 Yeah, I did! A day in the sun hiking and swimming with 12 of my best friends? What more could you ask for! A nice little 13km loop to Lake Glenmaggie. #packgoatsaustralia #packgoats...

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[Mike L]

Know it well, family from blisland.

 

[Cranborne]

Know it well, family from blisland.

Ah, I was in the Blisland Inn on Boxing Day. Great pub.

 

[308rws]

Looks like he lost both hands?

 

[tarponhead]

I saw lots of hand injuries in mining - many were orthopaedically crippled by age 60, shovelling tonnes of clay a day