Edmund Sedgwick ( c1830 – ?) (Reg. No. 9284)
By Irma Walter, 2024. At the time of the 1841 Census, Edmund Sedgwick was aged 11, living with his parents,…
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Yarloop Libraries
By Heather Wade, 2021. Library at the Old Town Hall opposite the War Memorial The opening of the Yarloop Library…
The Korijekup Area, December 1898.
On Monday last a representative of the Southern Times by arrangement met Mr W. E. Ash, the very capable manager…
The Replica Buildings- Yarloop
As the Yarloop Workshops Restoration Group and, a little later, the Committee of Yarloop Workshops Inc., worked to restore the…
The Original Buildings – The Saw Shop
Starting from the north of the site and behind the restaurant was the Saw Shop. In a previous article, I…
The Australind Steam Shipping Co. and ships named Australind
By C Bishop, 2025. The name Australind does not just arise in the name of the Shire of Harvey place,…
The Unseen Buildings
For those who never visited the Yarloop Workshops and the remainder of the Yarloop Heritage Precinct and for those who…
Thomas Delaney (c1828 – 1904) (Reg. No. 2708)
Following a conviction of larceny at Bridlington, Yorkshire, on 15 October 1850, Thomas Delaney (or Delany) was sentenced to ten…
Australia’s Largest Sawmillers
To remind us of the significance of the timber industry to this State I’m reproducing an article that appeared in…
The Jackson Family Reunion, 1979
1979 Jackson Family Reunion at Cookernup. The six surviving Jackson siblings at the reunion, L to R: Joe R (1924-1995); Anne…