Finding the remains of the lost explorers James Harding, Frederick Panter and William Goldwyer near Lagrange Bay, north-west Australia in 1864. The three men had been clubbed and speared to death whilst on an expedition to explore the area around Lagrange Bay in search of pastoral land. James Harding, 1838 - 1864. Pastoralist and explorer in colonial Western Australia. Frederick Kennedy Panter, 1836 - 1864. Police officer, pastoralist and explorer in colonial Western Australia. William Goldwyer, 1829-1864. Police officer and explorer in colonial Western Australia. From The Illustrated London News, published 1865.