The Coast (Long Swamp) School
By Heather Wade, 2017 A wooden hall known either as the Harvey Coast Hall or Long Swamp Hall was built…
Author: Admin
Roelands Mission and Chandler Boys’ Farm School
Roelands (1932 – ) Roelands is the name given to the Seven Hills farm property once owned by Mr Albany…
Jacob Hawter, Nurseryman
By Irma Walter and Heather Wade, 2017. Jacob Hawter (originally Haueter) arrived in WA as a young man in the…
Fielder Family – Fielder’s Nurseries
By Irma Walter and Heather Wade, 2017. For many years the Fielder name was closely associated with the fruit-growing industry…
Other Nurserymen of the Harvey District
By Irma Walter and Heather Wade, 2017. Introduction The carving up of the Korijekup area around the Harvey River into…
Australind Deceased Memorials
Australind Cemetery – A Guide For Visitors Prepared by the Australind & Districts Historical Society Inc. 3rd edition, cemetery information…
Reminiscences of Mrs Mary Venables (nee Piggott), Harvey District
(Source: State Library of Western Australia, call number PR1371) Disclaimer: Documents such as this were written many years ago and…
Superseded Schools in the Harvey Shire
Superseded Schools in the Harvey Shire Australind – (had several sites, the last one on Cathedral Avenue) Australind – Church…
Clifton Area School
Towards the end of the 19th century there was a growing demand for good farming land in WA. In 1896…
Education at Australind
In the early years of Australind settlement formal education was non-existent. However many of the early settlers were skilled artisans…