Harvey’s Post Offices (as of February 2018)
In 1882 a petition signed by all the families in the Harvey River Settlement was presented to the Governor asking…
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Harvey Citrus Society Shows
The Harvey Citrus Society, formed in 1904, held its inaugural Fruit Show in August 1905. It was opened by Mr…
Dr Fred Lovegrove (1875 – 1938)
This article is a condensed version of a talk presented to the Royal Western Australian Historical Society in July 2016…
Categories of Early Schools in WA
The history of our early schools highlights the importance of the category in which they were placed, as this determined…
District School Boards
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS. THEIR CONSTITUTION AND DUTIES. THE DEPARTMENT’S REGULATIONS, 1911. During the discussions which arose on the various subjects…
Sparsely Populated District (SPD) Schools.
SCHOOLS IN SPARSELY-POPULATED DISTRICTS. THE DEPARTMENT’S REGULATIONS, 1911. The reasons for and Department Regulations pertaining to the Sparsely Populated District…
Australind History Through Newspapers
In 2017 Australind celebrated its 175th Anniversary, with descendants of the original settlers coming from far and wide for a…
Thomas Hayward and the Commission on Agriculture 1887–91
This Commission was appointed to enquire into the existing condition of agriculture, together with the factors influencing it, and to…
Myalup School
By Heather Wade, 2017 At the State Records Office of WA there are two periods of correspondence for the establishment…
Rosamel School
In the early twentieth century, the WA Government was still struggling to meet the demands of many parents for basic…