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…
Category: Local Identities
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…
Mal Green (1914 – 1983) Obituary
The man to whom Harvey people owe so much died peacefully in his sleep on 27 December. Malcolm Ernest Green…
John Boyle O’Reilly (1844 – 1890)
By Peter Murphy – John Boyle O’Reilly Tours, Western Australia. John Boyle O’Reilly’s name is etched in Western Australia’s history…
Frederick William Howson of Bunbury & Australind
By Tony Howson, 2009 The first settlers on the block ‘with a house across the river’ (ref. Staples, ‘They Made…
Roy Charman
Transcription of a letter written to Guy Gibney in Harvey from a mate, Roy Charman, at Gallipoli. Roy (Laurence Ray…
Harry Scheutjens (1922 – 1999)
Written by Harry Scheutjens’ daughter, Anny-Maria Gardiner, from material gathered by his grandson Jason Scheutjens. Hendrikus Peter Scheutjens was born…