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, June 4, 2022

"Corpse" that came to life

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This report appeared in the Sydney Truth newspaper of March 10, 1925. Not sure if it is true or not, but it’s a great story. What does i...

Friday, May 20, 2022

Native cats or Quolls in the West Gippsland area and beyond

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I came across this snippet in the book Early Days of Berwick (1) , first published in 1948. It was referring to farming areas around Berwic...

Thursday, May 19, 2022

A short history of the first fifty years of Garfield State School, No. 2724

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The Cannibal Creek State School, No. 2724, opened in April 1886 and was located in a rented building, on a block of land south of the railwa...

Monday, May 2, 2022

Mechanics' Institute - Soldiers' Memorial Hall - Nar Nar Goon

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The Nar Nar Goon Mechanics' Institute was officially opened on September 17, 1886. The building was located in Racecourse Road, just to ...

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Voters' Roll, compiled July 1927, for the Koo Wee Rup Riding, Shire of Cranbourne 1928.

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Voters' Roll, compiled July 1927, for the Koo Wee Rup Riding, Shire of Cranbourne 1931. This booklet is from the Koo Wee Rup Swamp Histo...

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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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