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Title: Death: Arthur Rose
Author: Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954)
Publication: Tuesday 18 October 1932
Text: LONELY DEATH Scalper and Prospector
Relatives in Rockhampton
CAIRNS, October 17.
Hobbled horses wandering on Oaks
Park station last week led to the dis-
covery of the body of a prospector
and dingo scalper, Arthur Rose, 40, in
an advanced state of decomposition.
The body was lying face downwards
outside a camp at Bullock Dray Creek.
A tragic story of the bushman's fate
is contained in messages received by
the Cairns police on Saturday. An
aboriginal saw the strange horses and
reported the discovery to Charles
Paine, stockman, who, with James
Nimmo, manager of Oaks Park sta-
tion made a search for the owner of
the horses. They reported to Con-
stable Johnston, that they found the
remains of a man who had apparently
been dead for some time. Johnston
investigated the matter and found no
evidence of foul play or violence.
The body because of its decomposi-
tion, was buried at the spot. It is
surmised that Rose was stricken ill
shortly after arrival at the camp,
about six weeks ago. as the outfit
had not been disturbed. He was a
new arrival to the district, having
lived in Hughenden district until
seven weeks ago, where he was work-
ing a gold reef. He was travelling
alone on a dingo scalping and pros-
pecting trip towards Gregory Spring.
The locality in which he was found
is very isolated and about 30 miles
from the nearest road. Papers on
the body revealed that he was a re-
turned soldier and had relatives in
Rockhampton.
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