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.

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Ernest John Lupson (1888-1967)

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E.J. Lupson was an engineer with the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission (SRWSC). When he retired in 1953 the Koo Wee Rup Sun reported...

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Snakes Tales

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These are accounts of close encounters with snakes on and around the Koo Wee Rup Swamp. Just remember, killing snakes is now illegal and mos...

Friday, October 28, 2022

State Primary Schools called Koo Wee Rup

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There have been five State Primary Schools named Koo Wee Rup. School No. 2629 In 1884, School No. 2629 was built on the corner of Bayles Roa...

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Baby Health Care Centres

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The Baby Health Care movement began in Victoria in June 1917 when Dr Isabella Younger Ross (1) opened a centre in Richmond, with Sister Mu...

Friday, August 12, 2022

The Circus comes to Koo Wee Rup - October 1952

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Two different circus shows came to Koo Wee Rup in October 1952 - Bullen Bros & Hagens on Friday, October 3 and Wirth's on Saturday, ...

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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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