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, October 17, 2026

Welcome home to Garfield soldiers, 1945

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The Bunyip and Garfield Express published the following article in December 1945 about a Welcome Home to local service men and one woman. ...

Friday, October 9, 2026

Catani World War Two Honor Board - those honoured

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The Catani World War Two Honour Board was unveiled on July 13, 1947 (read about this here .) The Honour Board is housed in the Soldiers'...

Catani World War Two Honor Board - the unveiling

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The Catani World War Two Honor Board was unveiled on Sunday, July 13, 1947. The Honor Board is housed in the Catani Memorial Hall (see her...

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Soldiers' Memorial Hall at Catani

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The Catani Soldiers' Memorial Hall was opened on October 19, 1928. Grand Opening Ball advertisement Koo Wee Rup Sun , October 4, 1928....

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

The Gay Brothers of Lang Lang serve in World War One

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Three sons of Robert and Alice Elizabeth Gay, of Lang Lang, served in the First World War. Robert Gay and Alice Elizabeth Bray had married ...

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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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