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Harvey History Online

Formerly Harvey Districts Oral History Group

Category: Potted Histories

Roelands Mission and Chandler Boys’ Farm School

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017Admin

Roelands (1932 – ) Roelands is the name given to the Seven Hills farm property once owned by Mr Albany…

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St Peter’s Brunswick

July 3, 2016Admin

By Bonnie Milne The Ladies’ Guild, called the Brunswick Women’s Guild, met for the first time on 11 May 1905.…

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The Australind Settlement

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016Admin

By G. E. Clarke, 1946 Much has been written on the ill-fated Australind Settlement Scheme, the information being obtained chiefly…

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Barbercuing [sic] of the Bullock

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016Admin

The Barbercuing [sic] of the Bullock Ye Old Scottish Custom To be held at Highland Valley, Roelands Wednesday, tenth day…

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Myalup

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016Admin

By Pat Gibson, 1990s Ask any Harvey District old-timer about picnics or holidays at Myalup Beach. They all have a…

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Brunswick

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016Admin

Brunswick’s History Linked with Australind Venture By E.G. Davis, c. 1958 Two local rivers and the town of Brunswick got…

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Early Days of Wagerup and Yarloop

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016Admin

By E. G. Davis, ‘Harvey-Murray Times’, 1956. According to information supplied by Mrs. M. A. [Mary Angela] Eastcott on the…

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Shenfield, Benger

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016Admin

By Wendy Fry, 2007 Following the death of her husband Henry Partridge Fry in England in 1881, Edith Horatia corresponded…

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The Church of St John Vianney

May 1, 2016August 13, 2016Admin

By GP Good, July 1989 The Church of St John Vianney is no longer part of the Australind landscape but…

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Turkey Point

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016Admin

By Frann Meredith, 2005 Turkey Point, so called because of the wild turkeys that once roamed there, originally formed part…

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