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…
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Francis Joseph Becher (1873 – 1947)
By Heather Wade, 2016 Francis Becher was born in Melbourne in 1873, the son of Michael Henry Becher, Canon of…
Silver Anniversary of Irrigation – Progress Through Quarter of a Century
Contributed by Mr Jack Lowe, Chairman of the Harvey Road Board, and member of the Irrigation Commission … On the…
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…
Roelands School Teachers
1903 Agatha McGuckin. 1904 A G Clayton. 1905 ‑ 1911 Agnes E Pine. 1912 Joseph N Sayce, M Moorhouse. 1913…
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…
Henton Cottage
By Daphne Foulkes-Taylor, 2002 In 1840, William Dacres Williams, prior to his departure from England to the proposed settlement of…