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Charles Edward Flinders (1865-1948) arrived in Western Australia from England in 1886. From the early gold rush to the outbreak of WWII, he spent 45 years living in the Northwest. Charles' occupations included a mail-carting contract where he delivered mail by horseback from Derby to Fitzroy Crossing.
Charles was widely read and, by all accounts, a man of keen observation and caustic wit. He was a storyteller with an endless repertoire of pioneering stories, hair-raising incidents and personal histories.
Charles also had an eye for photography, and his travels enabled him to capture some remarkable images. Please enjoy this rare collection of Charles Edward Flinders' photographs captured from the early 1900s until1936 and now preserved in the State Library collection.
Story posted on the State Library Facebook page ,1 June 2023.
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