Harvey’s Post Offices (as of February 2018)
In 1882 a petition signed by all the families in the Harvey River Settlement was presented to the Governor asking…
Formerly Harvey Districts Oral History Group
In 1882 a petition signed by all the families in the Harvey River Settlement was presented to the Governor asking…
The Harvey Citrus Society, formed in 1904, held its inaugural Fruit Show in August 1905. It was opened by Mr…
This article is a condensed version of a talk presented to the Royal Western Australian Historical Society in July 2016…
The history of our early schools highlights the importance of the category in which they were placed, as this determined…
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS. THEIR CONSTITUTION AND DUTIES. THE DEPARTMENT’S REGULATIONS, 1911. During the discussions which arose on the various subjects…
SCHOOLS IN SPARSELY-POPULATED DISTRICTS. THE DEPARTMENT’S REGULATIONS, 1911. The reasons for and Department Regulations pertaining to the Sparsely Populated District…
In 2017 Australind celebrated its 175th Anniversary, with descendants of the original settlers coming from far and wide for a…
This Commission was appointed to enquire into the existing condition of agriculture, together with the factors influencing it, and to…
By Heather Wade, 2017 At the State Records Office of WA there are two periods of correspondence for the establishment…
In the early twentieth century, the WA Government was still struggling to meet the demands of many parents for basic…