Tommy – and a fine house – for hay
By WR Eckersley, 1977 Settlement of land, of course, was firstly along the coast and many houses were built mostly…
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Roelands School Teachers
1903 Agatha McGuckin. 1904 A G Clayton. 1905 ‑ 1911 Agnes E Pine. 1912 Joseph N Sayce, M Moorhouse. 1913…
Oscar Christian Jacob Rath (1865 – 1939)
By Heather Wade, 2016 Oscar Rath was a founder of the Korijekup Fruit Settlement in Harvey[1]. He was born in…
Mrs. M. Waller Clifton (1850 – 1927) Obituary
A very old colonist passed away in the person of Mrs. Louise Clifton at her late residence, No. 6 Stone-street,…
Mr. M. Waller Clifton (1842 – 1904) Obituary
We have the deepest regret to announce the death of another old and respected resident of the South West, in…
Henton Cottage
By Daphne Foulkes-Taylor, 2002 In 1840, William Dacres Williams, prior to his departure from England to the proposed settlement of…
Harvey River Diversion and Drainage Scheme
By Bonnie Milne To create employment during the Depression of the 1930s the Government sponsored a scheme to divert the…
Books Pertaining to Harvey Shire
Harvey History Online, in conjunction with the Harvey Visitor Centre, has published two books which are a valuable resource to…
Harvey’s Blissful Orange Blossom Days
Mrs Blackburn spent a few memorable months with her grandparents, Fred and Josephine Gardner, living in Fourth Street, Harvey, 65…