Collection: Local History Collection

Biographical account of the author's life, beginning in Western Australia where he worked in Mills and Ware biscuit factory in South Fremantle before joining the army, moving to New South Wales and Victoria and then returning to Western Australia in 1969. He settled first in Coolbellup, then Bibr...

Brief outline of documented Aboriginal heritage in the Cockburn Sound area with recommendations for the Cockburn Sound Management Council going forward. Appendices are more detailed: Appendix one: Aboriginal Site Register Extracts / Appendix Two: The Beeliar Aborigines / Appendix Three: Human occ...

This report contains a short review of existing documented historical sources related to the history of indigenous involvement in and connection to the Cockburn area. This provides part of the context for a larger oral history project concerned with indigenous involvement in Cockburn.

More than 700 members of the Success Primary School community have come together to attack a wall with paintbrushes and create a large-scale mural which pays respect to the traditional owners of the land, the Whadjuk Nyungar people.

The proposal seeks to establish the City of Cockburn-Kwinana by way of amalgamation. The proposal seeks to establish a more logical northern boundary as compared to the draft Recommended option being advertised by the Local Government Advisory Board. It would facilitate the creation of new local ...