Henry Smith – ‘Big Harry’ (1860 to 1937)
Written by Harry’s grandson Morgan Smith. Transcribed with extra material by Jeffrey Bentley-Johnston, 2018. Added to and edited by Heather…
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Old Boilers
Last month I mentioned our anvil family. This month it’s the boilers. We have at least 11 members of this…
Meet the Anvil Family
In this article I return to the objects on the site starting with an ‘A’ for Anvil. The Anvils The…
Early Harvey Settlers
Harvey Day was held on 12 August 1935 to celebrate the opening of the new Road Board Offices & Hall…
The Thrill of the Big Top in Harvey
When Wirths’ Circus arrive in Harvey at an early hour on Monday, September 2, in their two special trams, they…
Richard Barrett, Cookernup farmer, c1835 -1910
By Heather Wade, 2023. Richard Barrett was born in Ireland c1835. He migrated to Australia and spent time in South…
John Rowland Jones (1841-1895) (Reg. No. 9783)
By Irma Walter, 2023. John Rowland Jones was born on 22 April, 1841, at Llanbeblig, Caernarfonshire in Wales. His parents…
Henry Wildman (c1837- ?) (Convict Reg. No. 7579)
By Irma Walter, 2023. The invention of photography in the 19th century proved to be of value to police and…
Meet the Davey Paxman
This month I’m introducing you to one of our stationary steam engines. The Davey Paxman This machine, built in Colchester,…
Meet the Loco
It has been my intention for some time to provide short stories of the objects in the museum that is…