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.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Cora Lynn October 20, 1937

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These are State River and Water Supply Commission photographs taken on October 20, 1937 during the flood, at Cora Lynn. Keast Hall, Cor...

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

100 years ago this week - an account of two acccidents near Pakenham

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An account of two dray accidents appeared in the South Bourke and Mornington Journal, 100 years ago this week, in May 1913. South ...

Sunday, April 21, 2013

How to spell Koo Wee Rup

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Saturday, April 6, 2013

Who was the first white child born on the Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp?

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According to Mickle Memoirs of Koo-Wee-Rup written by Dave Mickle, the first white or European baby born in the town of Koo-Wee-Rup was Joh...

Friday, March 29, 2013

Koo-wee-rup, the racehorse

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I looked on Trove to see when Koo Wee Rup had its first press mention. The earliest report was July 1, 1856 (1) however in October 1868 ...

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Vervale

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Vervale is a little known town or locality between Cora Lynn and Iona. I grew up in Vervale, although I often say Cora Lynn, because no-one ...

Monday, March 18, 2013

Koo Wee Rup township

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This is a short history of the various institutions in the town of Koo Wee Rup. Schools The first School was established in 1884 between...

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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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