Koo Wee Rup Swamp History

This blog is about the history of the Koo Wee Rup Swamp and surrounding areas, including Garfield, and Western Port as well as some of my family history. It's my own original research and writing and if you live in the area you may have read some of the stories before in the Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society newsletter or the Koo Wee Rup township newsletter, The Blackfish, or the Garfield township newsletter, The Spectator. Heather Arnold.

Showing posts with label Bunyip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bunyip. Show all posts
Saturday, January 15, 2022

Court cases between Sarah Hansen and Thomas Stacey of Bunyip.

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On December 6, 1889 Thomas Stacey took over the Railway Hotel at Bunyip from  Sarah Hansen, even though she still retained ownership of the ...
Friday, January 14, 2022

Bunyip Hotels - a short history

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In 1847 a  road was surveyed from Dandenong to Gippsland  along the edge of the ranges (1). When this proved to be impassable in places, a ...
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Saturday, December 18, 2021

Bunyip Methodist Church Roll of Honor

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The Bunyip Methodist Church Roll of Honor is in the Uniting Church at Bunyip. The Bunyip Methodist Church was in High Street, just up from t...
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Heather
I am a local history enthusiast, the President of the Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society and the Secretary of the South Eastern Historical Association. I was the Local History Librarian at Casey Cardinia Libraries from 2005 until 2021.
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