Last changed 27 December 2005
Wickham & Johennesen 1920
[1920 journal page 201]
Saturday Oct 23rd
... Messrs James Wickham & C. Johennesen [sic] arrived from Hatches
Creek with 27 Camels in Route to Rosewood Stn. Wickham reports
having come through desert from Tennants Creek hitting Tanamia [sic]
road at Winecke [sic], country very dry camels 8 days without water.
Wickham had nil guide [? unclear].
Monday Oct 25th
... J. Wickham left for Rosewood.
Could 'C. Johennesen' be Gerhardt Andreas Johannsen (1876–1951), then
of Deep Well ?
Reference
Australian Archives. NT branch. F 292. Minute Book. Wave Hill Police
Station.
To Karlantijpa page
© 2005
David
Nash
Created 27 December 2005
Modified 27 December 2005
URL http://www.anu.edu.au/linguistics/nash/kt/1920-wickham.html