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 Horse racing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Horse racing. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Cora Lynn Races - March 28 1932

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Here's the  programme from the Cora Lynn Race meeting held on March 28, 1932.
Friday, March 29, 2013

Koo-wee-rup, the racehorse

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I looked on  Trove  to see when Koo Wee Rup had its first press mention. The earliest report was July 1, 1856  (1)  however in October 1868 ...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Garfield Racing Club

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In December 1901 it was reported that -  A meeting of the Garfield  Progressive Association was held this week to consider the advisability ...
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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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