Australia AUSTRALIA - 4YO AUGUST (GUS) Missing from rural family home in Outback, Yunta, South Australia, 27th Sept 2025

[TootsieFootsie]

Yes sorry I got a bit mixed up there.

Sorry doing online Christmas shopping and I'm in another world.
It was Overnights. Those episodes are also all there online to listen to.

A bonus for Websleuths is I got a chance to spruik my favourite radio programme, Nightlife
You lucky websleuthers! I am so good to you sharing my knowledge

Spruik Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

Spruik definition: (Australia) To promote a thing or idea to another person.

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(Australia) To promote a thing or idea to another person.


Origin of Spruik

Unknown, likely Germanic – compare Dutch spraak (“speech”), spreek (“speak”),spreuk (“saying”).

 

[Raina_the_observer]

So basically, the family of Gus, could show a very indicative timeline of personal behaviour, if fuel stations do keep data CCTV recordings for more than 6 9 months
Interesting

I cant see that producing any useful information. I am sure the Police would already have accessed camera footage of recent dates.
But if you look at the map, you will see that the road to the family's property enters on the western side of the service station. All the services the family accesses, shopping, government offices, health srvices would be on the western side. There are also family, all on the western side.
If they travelled east there is nothing until Broken Hill in NSW. Remember they would have bulk fuel at the Station, so would not have any reason to go to the service station.

Do you think they would have regularly driven past the service station.? I dont.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

The Overnights programme also does not do reruns.

 

[Kemug]

The Wheal Motley mine is an abandoned copper mine.

Gus has been gone for 63 days, and multiple searches have yielded no clues

The disappearance of Gus Lamont is one of those events that have a seismic impact on public consciousness: they distress, disturb, upset and unsettle. This week six mine shafts were searched, providing no further clues in the case.

www.abc.net.au

"Wheal" is Cornish for mine. I suppose "Motley" could mean that it wasn't only copper mined there.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

A lot of people from Cornwall moved to Australia years ago, many to take up mining.

Their legacy left a lot of Cornish place names plus other words.

 

[Kemug]

IMO, some details given as facts should be preceded by the word "allegedly", strictly speaking. JMO

 

[TootsieFootsie]

IMO, some details given as facts should be preceded by the word "allegedly", strictly speaking. JMO

You've lost me. What details ?
In referece to what.

 

[kurtneverdied]

Not the worst suggestion checking Petrol Station cameras. It could show a car towing a trailer covered with a tarp or something, and that might be something to follow up on.

An easier way for LE is to obtain permission to use surveillance and access phone records which seems legal in they have reasonable concern to do so after the elimination/thorough search of everywhere Gus could of wandered.

I assume this may allow to see all movements of that device or devices. In the Greg Lynn case they bugged his house while everyone was sleeping but most, if not all, was not admissible in court due to perhaps not going through the legal process. However they wouldn't of cared, they then knew they were on the right suspect.

 

[Kemug]

You've lost me. What details ?
In referece to what.

Well actually, when Gus was last seen for example. We only have the evidence of one person, who may have been mistaken. Corroboration would be good.

 

[Kemug]

A lot of people from Cornwall moved to Australia years ago, many to take up mining.

Their legacy left a lot of Cornish place names plus other words.

My family still use some Cornish words.

 

[katydid23]

Well actually, when Gus was last seen for example. We only have the evidence of one person, who may have been mistaken. Corroboration would be good.

Is there any evidence of his last whereabouts other than their word and their word alone?

 

[Bats]

Is there any evidence of his last whereabouts other than their word and their word alone?

I don't believe the Police have released details of any evidence supporting the word of Gus's grandparent. Though, I think they will have looked into this aspect very closely and may have evidence that supports the story. They'd also have tricks up their sleeve to test that the evidence stacks up.

It's probably the most important part of Gus's disappearance for them to understand in my opinion.

 

[musicaljoke]

Well they have a whole strike force with 12 people on it. Many hands make light work.

If they really try, they can get it done.

But to what end? I grew up on a farm and never went to a gas station unless we travelled so far from home that the vehicle would run dry. All the fuel we needed was in the bulk tanks at home.