The Fire at Mount Magnet - A Brief History of the Case

Police found evidence of a large fire having been burned at the camp site. They scoured the ashes and soon found a number of bone fragments, including what appeared to be pieces of a human skull. Also found animal bones, charred woollen material and a button made of bone. Convinced they had discovered evidence of foul play, constables herne and mc carther sent the evidence back to the mount magnat police station. Detective sergeant arry manning, a revered investigator from the perth criminal investigation department who had spent many years working in the bush, was assigned to lead the case. He departed for mount magnet immediately, and after arriving on march one, 19 31, he