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…
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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…
Mornington Mill State School
By Maidee Smith 1899 On 25 January, Mr H Smith and Fred Hutchinson, Chairman and Secretary respectively of the Mornington…
Benger Primary School
Sharing – Caring – Endeavour At Benger, a settlement within the Harvey Shire, school opened for the first time in…
The Changing Face of Harvey District (1936-A)
HARVEY PERSONALITIES 1936 This article appeared in the Sunday Times, 9 August 1936. Townspeople and Well-Known Farmers Throughout the Harvey…