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.

Friday, February 28, 2020

Railway accident at Koo Wee Rup, Christmas Eve, 1928

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The Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society received these photographs from Don Cuff. Don is the son of Gordon and Martha Jean (nee Preston) Cu...
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Letters to Aunt Patsy in the Advocate newspaper

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The Advocate was Catholic newspaper which reported on and promoted Catholic interests. It was published from 1868 until 1990. The paper had...
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Saturday, February 8, 2020

Round About Iona 1922

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The Advocate of November 16, 1922 had a special pictorial coverage of Iona, see it here . This is the article, I have reproduced e...
Friday, January 31, 2020

French Island - a short history

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French Island is not, of course, part of the Koo Wee Rup Swamp, but you can see it from the Swamp, especially if you go to the Swamp lookout...

What happened in Garfield in 1920

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This is a look back 100 years at what happened in Garfield and surrounds in 1920. The Bunyip and Garfield Express (BGE) of January 9, 192...

What happened in Koo Wee Rup in 1920

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This is a look back 100 years at what happened in Koo Wee Rup and surrounds in 1920. Mickle Memories of Koo Wee Rup by David Mickle, is a...
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Grandma's garden at Cora Lynn

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I am rather fond of palm trees and there used to be a palm tree in the garden at Grandma's house on Murray Road, Cora Lynn. The property...
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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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