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 ...

"A classroom resource for educating school students in the contribution of Australian women during wartime over the past century. Fully illustrated with colorful images from the collections of the Australian War Memorial. This is a concise edition of the 2008 publication." -- Website.

Autobiography of Fred Santich.

aAn account about Beaconsfield Primary School from 1890 to 1990. It includes the list of ex-students, list of principals, and list of teachers during those years.

The Better Tomorrow Sustainability Awards are an opportunity for local residents, schools,groups and businesses to get involved and to join theCity of Cockburn in its fight for a better tomorrow by entering a group or individual project that demonstratesimprovements made to ensure a brighter, mor...

This is a local history book about the life members of the Spearwood Dalmatinac Sport and Community Club (Inc) compiled by Ivan Unkovich, a first generation Croation immigrant who has been a member of the club for 40 years. He was the leader of the Spearwood Dalmatinacs's History Group in 2018. A...

“Little did William Mills know that in his bid to leave the dreary life that awaited him in England, his escape to Australia in 1887 would result in his meeting Henry Ware. Or that their enterprise, Mills & Ware Pty Ltd would become a household name. It's products second to none. Or that this ent...

A little known episode of World War One when the troopship "Boonah" arrived back in Fremantle in 1918 bearing soldiers infected with the "Spanish Flu" then rampant in South Africa where the ship had docked. A number of the soldiers, quarantined at Woodman Point, and the nurses attending them, die...

Today's heavy haulage is done on our roads. Big trucks move goods from one major centre to another and the drivers are given a special place in the pantheon of Australia's workers. A hundred and fifty years ago that role was filled by the many small vessels which plied the sea roads of our coast....

Nyungar lifestyle; impact of exploration and settlement on Aborigines 1616-1852; violent conflict, especially the Battle of Pinjarra; treatment by courts and Rottnest Island Aboriginal Prison; use of Aboriginal labour; major epidemics and illnesses; missions; seizure of land.

A simplified guide for residents and stakeholders to use while attempting to review the risk of bushfire within the City of Cockburn. Summarised from the full Bushfire Risk Management Plan 2014-2019.

This Bushfire Risk Management Plan (BRMP) provides a basis for treating and reducing the risk of fire, reducing the fuel load and increasing community awareness of the risks associated with bushfire.