Superb
rockhole and water fall. On the
cliff face beside the
rock hole is inscribed “CW/92”, “T Pouthard 4th July 1893”,
Talbot 1908” and Peter Muir’s “PM 39”. Faint aboriginal art can be found on north side of
rock walls.
Henry William Beamish
Talbot (1874 – 1957) was a field geologist and surveyor in Western Australia. Most of
Talbot's work with the Geological Survey was in remote areas beyond the limits of
European settlement. He used camels for transport and spent long periods in the field, most notably a spell of 14 months in 1908 – 1909 when examining the geology of the
Canning Stock Route.
On one trip to the South Australian border with Edward de Courcy Clarke, he and an assistant were speared by Aborigines. It took a full 10 weeks to make it back to civilisation.
Talbot recovered, but the assistant, Johnson died of his wounds some two years later.
Mount Talbot near the South Australian Border commemorates his achievements and the University of WA presents the
Talbot Medal to the student who writes the best field-related thesis for the B.Sc. Degree with Honours.