"The Rabbit Proof Fence Murders", by Jo Millington

Artwork

Truth is stranger than fiction

This is one painting in a series of acrylic works about a serial killer on the Rabbit Proof Fence. In 1933, John Thomas Smith, aka Snowy Rowles, killed three people along the rabbit proof fence. Rowles got the inspiration from The Sands of Windee, an Arthur Upfield murder mystery novel. Rowles and Upfield met and became friends when they were both working on the Rabbit Proof Fence. Rowles burnt the corpses of his victims in two separate fires.

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Mt Magnet Mining and Pastoral Museum

A large museum for a small town

The Mt. Magnet Mining and Pastoral Museum celebrates its mining and pastoral history over several buildings. The sheer scale of the restored Hill 50 Winder in one of the sheds is impressive, whilst...

Address:

Hepburn St
Mt Magnet WA 6638
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9963 4172

Email:

mmhistoricals@yahoo.com.au

Open Hours

7 days 9am - 4pm

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Mt Magnet Mining and Pastoral Museum Overview

Metal detector

Gold seekers

Prospecting or looking for gold or precious metals can be a full time pursuit. Many people in the region own metal detectors, which are waved over the ground in the hope of hearing the illusive ‘beep’...

Toy Plane

Keeping it in the family

This plane was made in about 1940 in Mt Magnet and was given to the young Bernie Duplex by his Uncle Leo Kennedy when he was six years old. Bernie passed it on to other family members, and the plane...