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.

Friday, January 31, 2020

French Island - a short history

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French Island is not, of course, part of the Koo Wee Rup Swamp, but you can see it from the Swamp, especially if you go to the Swamp lookout...

What happened in Garfield in 1920

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This is a look back 100 years at what happened in Garfield and surrounds in 1920. The Bunyip and Garfield Express (BGE) of January 9, 192...

What happened in Koo Wee Rup in 1920

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This is a look back 100 years at what happened in Koo Wee Rup and surrounds in 1920. Mickle Memories of Koo Wee Rup by David Mickle, is a...
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Grandma's garden at Cora Lynn

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I am rather fond of palm trees and there used to be a palm tree in the garden at Grandma's house on Murray Road, Cora Lynn. The property...

Matthew Bennett, farmer and M.L.A

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Matthew Bennett was born January 20, 1862 at Carngham, near Ballarat, to Joseph and Elizabeth Ann (nee Temby) Bennett. The family later move...
Monday, December 23, 2019

Cora Lynn in flood

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This postcard was  sent by my grandfather, Joseph Rouse, to his uncle Bob, Robert Rouse. Joe was born in November 1892 and he and his father...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Koo Wee Rup - an acrostic

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This is a potted history of Koo Wee Rup, using the name as the acrostic. K is for Koo Wee Rup - the name of the town and the Swamp. Koo ...
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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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