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.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Garfield and Lyrebirds

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Lyrebirds can be found in the Bunyip State but I have found a few historic reports of lyrebirds further south. In November 1898, lyrebirds c...
Sunday, June 9, 2024

The Largest Hog Farm in Australia at Monomeith

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In 1891 and 1892 there were  newspapers reports on the largest hog farm in Australia - at Monomeith. The enterprise was started by James Mur...
Thursday, March 14, 2024

Unveiling of the Cora Lynn State School Honor Roll

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On July 12, 1918 the Pakenham Gazette published the following report on the unveiling of an Honor Roll at the Cora Lynn State School. The a...
Monday, February 19, 2024

Some random population figures of the Koo Wee Rup Swamp for people and livestock

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Here are some population figures for Koo Wee Rup and the Swamp. We will start with cattle and other livestock. In November 1840, Samuel Raws...
Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Mount Cannibal - the origin of the name

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The Pakenham Gazette of June 1, 1962 had the following article  "Cannibal" or "Connibul" Creek Pakenham Gazette , June ...
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...
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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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