Collection: Local History Collection

About the author: Maeve Harvey lives in Coogee. She worked for many years for the Agriculture Department of Western Australia but her true passion was only realised once she retired. Inspired (by) her primary school teacher she returned to academic study, completing a degree in geography and inte...

The story of Yugoslav West Australians who left Australia to rebuild a war-torn Yugoslavia. It follows the voyages of the SS Partizanka and the SS Radnik and the social and economic realities the migrants faced in post-war Yugoslavia. This book documents their adaptation and ultimate disillusionm...

"I could not reconcile that a long family residency of the Fremantle and Cockburn area had not introduced me to the curious existence of an itinerant camp - on land traditionally a Nyoongar camping ground, along the beautiful stretch of wild coastline of Cockburn Sound and Woodman Point near wher...

A local memoir about being a snake and reptile remover in the Cockburn area over twenty years. It contains stories of the writer's adventures with the native reptiles of the area. There are interesting facts about snakes within the text.

A vision of the redevolopment potential of the Power Station building and surrounding areas and provides an assessment based on current policy restraint. The report is commissioned by LandCorp on behalf of Synergy (formerly Verve Energy) owner of Lots 2 and 3 Robb Road, North Coogee.

Sub-regional Planning framework for the South Metropolitan Peel in establishing a long term, integrated planning pframework for land use and infrastructure to guide future growth across the sub-region.

An overview of progress toward sustainability through the key areas of focus for the City: Governance, Environment, Society and Economy.

Twelve Swan River Booklets bound together. Each booklet is a story of the early days of Western Australia: HMS Success, Foundation Day, HMS Challenger, The Birth of Perth, HMS Sulphur, Dirck Hartog, The "Parmelia", William Dampier, The "Rockingham", The Causeway, The Convict Hulke "Success", and ...

Compilation of plays in the Cockburn Drama Program, Cockburn Youth Centre under Fleur Hockey's creative direction since 2008.