Parkfield
By Maidee Smith, 12 Sept 2009 The original ‘Parkfield’ grant of 2560 acres at the head of the Leschenault Estuary…
Category: Potted Histories
Roelands Hall Opening Ceremony – 1925
On Friday evening the official opening of the new Roelands Hall was celebrated by a splendid grand ball, many car…
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…
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…
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…
The Changing Face of Harvey District (1930-B)
A Look back – Governor Stirling’s Land – The Citrus Colony. This article appeared in Western Mail, Thursday 13 February…
The Changing Face of Harvey District (1930-A)
Country Towns and Districts – Productive Harvey – Dairying Industry’s Growth – (By “Scribe”) This article appeared in the Western…
The Changing Face of Harvey District (1909)
THE STATE’S FRUIT INDUSTRY – HARVEY – (By G.H.) This article appeared in the Western Mail, 27 November 1909 It…
The Changing Face of Harvey District (1905)
This article appeared in the Southern Times (Bunbury), 24 Aug 1905 A Day at the Citrus Centre – Where and…