Category: Potted Histories

By Heather Wade, revised 2016 Thomas Hayward (1832–1915) was born in Suffolk, England, the son of a gentleman farmer. He…

This Commission was appointed to enquire into the existing condition of agriculture, together with the factors influencing it, and to…

By E.G. Davis, c. 1958 First white settlers came to Cookernup 104 years ago. Many early settlers believe that Cookernup…

By Maidee Smith, 12 Sept 2009 The original ‘Parkfield’ grant of 2560 acres at the head of the Leschenault Estuary…

On Friday evening the official opening of the new Roelands Hall was celebrated by a splendid grand ball, many car…

By Daphne Foulkes-Taylor, 2002 In 1840, William Dacres Williams, prior to his departure from England to the proposed settlement of…

By Bonnie Milne To create employment during the Depression of the 1930s the Government sponsored a scheme to divert the…

Mrs Blackburn spent a few memorable months with her grandparents, Fred and Josephine Gardner, living in Fourth Street, Harvey, 65…

HARVEY PERSONALITIES 1936 This article appeared in the Sunday Times, 9 August 1936. Townspeople and Well-Known Farmers Throughout the Harvey…

A Look back – Governor Stirling’s Land – The Citrus Colony. This article appeared in Western Mail, Thursday 13 February…