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.

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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 ...

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

The McDonald Brothers of Yannathan serve in World War One

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Four sons of Charles and Margaret McDonald of Yannathan served in World War One and two sadly died whilst serving their country. Charles Stu...

Sunday, July 19, 2026

The Fisher family of Bunyip - eight sons and a grandson fight for Australia

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I came across this article in The Herald from May 1916, with the headline - Footscray Family Produces Nine Men for Ranks . The Herald , Ma...

Thursday, December 16, 2021

The Frawley Brothers pay the Supreme Sacrifice

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There are two Frawleys listed on the World War Two section of the Bunyip War Memorial - J.W. Frawley and K.D. Frawley. They are John William...

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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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