The Church of St John Vianney
By GP Good, July 1989 The Church of St John Vianney is no longer part of the Australind landscape but…
Formerly Harvey Districts Oral History Group
By GP Good, July 1989 The Church of St John Vianney is no longer part of the Australind landscape but…
By Frann Meredith, 2005 Turkey Point, so called because of the wild turkeys that once roamed there, originally formed part…
By Heather Wade, revised 2016 Thomas Hayward (1832–1915) was born in Suffolk, England, the son of a gentleman farmer. He…
This Commission was appointed to enquire into the existing condition of agriculture, together with the factors influencing it, and to…
By E.G. Davis, c. 1958 First white settlers came to Cookernup 104 years ago. Many early settlers believe that Cookernup…
Compiled by Maidee Smith from Education Department files, c. 1980. For ten years, a school had been operating at Mornington…
By Maidee Smith, 12 Sept 2009 The original ‘Parkfield’ grant of 2560 acres at the head of the Leschenault Estuary…
On Friday evening the official opening of the new Roelands Hall was celebrated by a splendid grand ball, many car…
By Heather Wade, 2016 Francis Becher was born in Melbourne in 1873, the son of Michael Henry Becher, Canon of…
Contributed by Mr Jack Lowe, Chairman of the Harvey Road Board, and member of the Irrigation Commission … On the…