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.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

100 years ago this week - Roller Skating

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Roller Skating was a popular winter past-time 100 years ago - these advertisements for skating at the Bunyip Mechanics' Institute and th...
Friday, June 13, 2014

Garfield Mechanics' Institute and Public Hall

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The Garfield Mechanics' Institute was opened in March 1889 (1) . A mechanics' institute generally housed a public hall and a library...

Koo Wee Rup Memorial Hall

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The Memorial Hall used to stand between the Presbyterian Church and the Historical Society in Rossiter Road. The first hall had been opened ...

Koo-Wee-Rup Fire Brigade - the early years

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The Koo-Wee-Rup Sun of December 2, 1943 reported on a Public Meeting held at the Memorial Hall on November 26 to establish a local Fire Bri...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Les O’Riordan’s recollections - early township buildings

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In 1968, Dave Mickle interviewed seventy-six year old Les O’Riordan. John Leslie O’Riordan was born on August 26, 1892 and is said to be the...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Leslie and Ivy Cochrane

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Cochrane Park in Koo-Wee-Rup is named after Leslie James Cochrane.  Mr Cochrane died on April 25, 1972. His funeral was held on April 28 at ...
Monday, May 12, 2014

National Service by Frank Rouse

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National Service was introduced in Australia in 1951, in response to the Cold War and the rise of Communism. The first intake was in April 1...
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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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