Sunday, July 19, 2020

Yallock Estate and Henry Beattie

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Henry Beattie's Yallock Estate at Koo Wee Rup was sub-divided and placed up for sale in August 1915. It was an exceptional opportunity, ...
Thursday, July 2, 2020

The history of Yallock - Part 3 by H.J. Boxshall

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The following account of the history of Yallock was written by Henry John Boxshall (1880 - 1968) a pioneer Yallock resident.  The history w...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020

The history of Yallock - Part 2 by H.J. Boxshall

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The following account of the history of Yallock was written by Henry John Boxshall (1880 - 1968) a pioneer Yallock resident.  The history w...

The history of Yallock - Part 1 - by H.J. Boxshall

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The following account of the history of Yallock was written by Henry John Boxshall (1880 - 1968) a pioneer Yallock resident.  The history w...
Saturday, March 21, 2020

Infectious Diseases

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With the Corona Virus/Covid 19 impacting on our lives, I thought we could look at other diseases from the past and their impact on the commu...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

1st Cora Lynn Scout Troop By Frank Rouse

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The information in this post comes from Frank’s recollections and from his October 2009 conversations with Jack McDonald and Ron Chatfield. ...
Friday, February 28, 2020

Railway accident at Koo Wee Rup, Christmas Eve, 1928

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The Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society received these photographs from Don Cuff. Don is the son of Gordon and Martha Jean (nee Preston) Cu...