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.

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Bunyip Magistrates Court

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The establishment of the Court of Petty Sessions at Bunyip was ‘gazetted’ in the State Government Gazette in an announcement dated February ...

Garfield Bush Nursing Hospital

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The Bush Nursing Hospital Movement began in 1910 with the establishment of the Victorian Bush Nursing Association (V.B.N.A.). At the time th...

Medical matters at Koo Wee Rup

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The Bush Nursing Centre The Bush Nursing Centre at Koo Wee Rup was established in July 1918. The Bush Nursing Hospital Movement began in 191...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

100 years ago this week - it's raining!

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There has been some heavy rain this week - just like it was 100 years ago! Bunyip Free Press July 16, 1914 http://nla.gov.au/nla...
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...
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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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