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Harvey History Online

Formerly Harvey Districts Oral History Group

Category: Potted Histories

Private Businesses In Yarloop

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020Admin

By Heather Wade, 2020 In 1903, eight years after Millars first came to Yarloop, Charles Sommers a property developer from…

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Yarloop Sports Demonstration 1898

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020Admin

Sport played a very important role in Yarloop. The Yarloop Sports Demonstration conducted in January 1898 paints a picture of…

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Death by Accident or Disease

June 19, 2020Admin

John Nunn (c1842 – 1887) Bunbury, April 21. An accident which terminated fatally happened at Parkfield, near Bunbury, on Thursday…

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Harvey Halls

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020Admin

By Heather Wade 2020 Since 1898 a public hall has stood on the corner of Young Street and Uduc Road,…

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Harvey Road Board Offices

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020Admin

By Heather Wade, 2020 The Shire of Harvey administration building is prominent in the town as is the Harvey Hall…

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Walking Sticks – An Unusual Export from Bunbury

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019Admin

By Irma Walter, 2019 Today walking sticks are rarely used as an aid for frail and elderly men and women,…

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Early Mail Services in the South-West of WA (1829-1901)

January 12, 2019January 13, 2019Admin

By Irma Walter, 2019. Part 1: COMMUNICATIONS AT THE TIME OF FIRST SETTLEMENT Introduction From the time of first settlement Western Australia experienced difficulty…

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Harvey’s Post Offices (as of February 2018)

July 1, 2018July 1, 2018Admin

In 1882 a petition signed by all the families in the Harvey River Settlement was presented to the Governor asking…

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Australind History Through Newspapers

March 13, 2018Admin

In 2017 Australind celebrated its 175th Anniversary, with descendants of the original settlers coming from far and wide for a…

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Collie River Bridge Story

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018Admin

By Irma Walter, 2010 In 2010, a new bridge was constructed over the Collie River near its mouth. It is…

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