Thursday, January 25, 2024

Naturalization Ceremony at Koo Wee Rup December 1960

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The Koo Wee Rup Sun of  Wednesday,  December 14, 1960  reported on a Shire of Cranbourne Naturalization Ceremony held on December 8  at the...
Monday, January 22, 2024

Sand Train Derailment at Koo Wee Rup, August 1979

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On Tuesday, August 28, 1979 a sand train was derailed at Koo Wee Rup - this is the report from the Cranbourne Sun , Tuesday September 4, 197...
Monday, January 1, 2024

What happened in Garfield in 1924

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This is a look at what happened in Garfield and surrounds, 100 years ago, in 1924, as reported in the newspapers. The first issue of The Age...

What happened in Koo Wee Rup in 1924

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This is a look at what happened in Koo Wee Rup and surrounds, 100 years ago, in 1924, as reported in the newspapers. Excitement at the Koo W...
Friday, December 22, 2023

Western Port - a short history of early European activity

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This is a short account of the early European activity in Western Port. Western Port Bay was 'discovered' by George Bass   (1) on ...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Italian Prisoners from the Koo Wee Rup Prisoner of War Camp

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There was an Italian Prisoner of War Camp at Koo Wee Rup which operated from August 1944 until February 1946. I have written about it here ....
Monday, December 18, 2023

The 1924 Flood

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Here are some reports from the newspapers of the  August 1924 flood. We will start with the report from the local paper, the Koo Wee Rup Sun...