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.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Early days of Garfield and Cannibal Creek

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The earliest recorded European settlers in the Garfield region were the lessees of the two Connabul Creek Runs, both leased in 1845. Connabu...
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Garfield - after the coming of the Railway

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In another post I looked at the history of Garfield up until the coming of the Railway, which is really the seminal event in the history of...
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Cannibal Creek becomes Garfield

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In the previous post we saw how a township developed around the Cannibal Creek Siding and this township became Garfield. One of the first p...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

Cora Lynn - the early years

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Cora Lynn is nine miles from the start of the Main Drain at Western Port Bay. Some of the towns along the drain were settled as part of the ...
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

The Nar Nar Goon to Mirboo railway line

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The Argus , October 17, 1911. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper I came across this the other day. I can tell you that the Railway ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Tynong & District Coursing Club

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A meeting was held in late August 1941 to form the Tynong & District Coursing Club. The President was Peter Gleeson and the Secretary w...
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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Island Road School No. 3952

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The Island Road School, formerly Dalmore East, opened June 23, 1919. The people of Dalmore East had been agitating for a school for a few ye...
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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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