Prospector Michael Graham died - a $300 beacon could have saved him
Their dreams may be of gold but, without the right safety equipment, the harsh, parched Australian outback can be a lethal trap.
It's bloody hot, even by red-dust, middle-of-January, Australian outback standards.
A warm air mass, accompanied by clear skies and light winds, has pushed the Goldfields region's temperatures to above 48 degrees on two separate occasions already this year. It is only January 22, 2013. It is Tuesday.
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Tess Ingram was a journalist with WAtoday. Before that, she was a reporter in The Australian Financial Review’s Perth bureau, covering business, economics and politics. Connect with Tess on Twitter.
Jonathan Barrett oversees the Perth bureau, where he writes on business and news, specialising in mining and politics. Connect with Jonathan on Twitter.
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