Local Government
Mt Marshall
Region
Wheatbelt
Off Clarke Rd Mt Marshall
Datjoin Rock N of Datjoin Well
Mt Marshall
Wheatbelt
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 20 Feb 1996 |
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Significant for it's association with Lionel Arthur "Barney" Brockman while he evaded police in the Mt Marshall Shire May/June- September 1970..
There is only the rock overhang utilised by Barney Brockman to make a makeshift shelter for his family.
Lionel Arthur "Barney" Brockman was a parolee who spent some time evading the police in the Mt Marshall shire area in May/June to September 1970. He camped with his wife and twelve children in caves around the base if Datjoin Rock. He had various stashes of food around the area, which were stolen from local stores. He also stole vehicles in the Beacon area.
In Septmeber a camp was spotted out by the emu fence. Brockman made his way back to Datjoin, which the police and helpers surrounded. When the police went in to capture him, only his wife and 10 younger children were there. Brockman and his two older sons were eventually arrested in Perejori some months later.
Landscape
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Present Use | OTHER | Other |
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Wall | OTHER | Other Material |
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PEOPLE | Famous & infamous people |
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