Few people are aware that the Golden Grove area used to be
inhabited in the distant past by a secretive community of
‘Little People’. After living cloistered in the Golden
Grove area for many years, they decided to explore the world. An
expedition led by the explorers Wurke and Bills set off in an
attempt to be the first to cross the gulf of Cobbler Creek.
Unfortunately this was an ill fated journey that ended in disaster
with Wurke dying on the trip. Bills kept a diary of their journey
and hid pages from it along the way in case some disaster struck.
No one knows what happened to Bills. It is believed he decided to
forego civilisation and went off to live in the wild with the
natives. Only one of the members of their team returned from the
trip to tell the sad tale. He told of them carrying Wurke’s
body to a final resting place and placing him in a grave in the
wilds.
There have been many attempts to find Wurke’s grave, but
so far all have been fruitless. In a recent archaeological dig of a
Little Peoples home, a page from Bills diary was discovered which
gives a clue to this epic journey. We know from reports from the
sole survivor of the expedition that Bills hid the pages from his
diary in used ration canisters. Given the relative size of these
little people to us, that would equate to roughly the size of an
m&m or skittles container. Using the page from the diary below,
you should be able to find the next page of the diary. We know from
the number on this page that there would be no more than 4 pages of
the diary left.
It is hoped that by following these pages, you will be able to
find Wurke’s final resting place. Although this was an epic
journey for these little folk, for us, it should only be just a bit
under 2km long and take less than 1 hour. While Wurke and Bills had
a hard slog cross country, after the first WP you should follow
well made tracks that have only relatively gentle inclines.
Excerpt from page found from Bills’ diary:
Day 88
Rations are low and we have been out exposed in the elements in
these extraordinary climactic conditions for too long. We came
across one of the local native inhabitants who indicated that there
is a special place of shelter ahead he called ‘The ring
around the fire’. From his description of how to get there,
we have estimated that this will be located near
S 34 47.231 E 138
41.071.
We will head there now to try and recuperate.
Bills