29/04/202005/02/2023AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS, MEN, PEOPLE, SPORT JACK FIDOCK Jack Fidock Jack Fidock was an early farmer in Woodanilling who took a great interest in local sporting bodies, especially cricket and […]
19/04/202004/02/2023BUILDINGS, BUSINESS, TRANSPORT CONCESSION DISPUTE concession Dispute The West Australian Land Company andthe Great Southern Railway ALBANY AND THE WA LAND COMPANYLETTER FROM MR. T. W. POWELL. […]
18/04/202004/02/2023AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS, TRANSPORT LAND COMPANY’S CONCESSION Land Company’s Concession. Land Company’s Concession. Land Company’s Concession. Land Company’s Concession. Land Company’s Concession. The West Australian Land Company and the […]
17/04/202026/04/2023BUSINESS, MEN, PEOPLE, PIONEERS, TRANSPORT SIR ANTHONY HORDERN Sir Anthony Hordern Sir Anthony Hordern Anthony Hordern was born on 24 July, 1842, at Melbourne to Anthony and Harriett (nee Marsden) […]
15/04/202003/02/2023BUILDINGS, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, TRANSPORT ROAD BOARD MEETING 1892 Road Board Meeting 1892 West Australian2 September 1892 The ordinary monthly meeting of the Roads Board took place on the 20th August, […]
15/04/202003/02/2023BUILDINGS, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, GENERAL ELECTORS MEETING 1925 Electors meeting 1925 The annual electors meeting has been a part of local government since its inception in this state. It is […]
14/04/202003/02/2023AGRICULTURE, BUILDINGS, BUSINESS KATANNING WINE INDUSTRY Katanning wine industry Frederick Henry Piesse CMG Mr. Frederick Henry Piesse first settled and made his home in Katanning in 1889, but […]
13/04/202003/02/2023BUSINESS, PEOPLE, WOMEN SUSAN JANE FAIRCLOUGH Susan Jane Fairclough nee Bennett Southern Districts Advocate13 April, 1936 In this issue we have to record the demise of Susan Jane […]
10/04/202003/02/2023BUILDINGS, BUSINESS, PEOPLE, PIONEERS FEDERAL HOTEL Federal Hotel Katanning The Federal Hotel was constructed in 1904 as a two-storey hotel, the third storey was added in 1913 by […]
10/04/202003/02/2023BUILDINGS, BUSINESS, GENERAL FAIRCLOUGH V SWAN BREWERY Fairclough vs Swan Brewery The High Court AppealFAIRCLOUGH V SWAN BREWERY CO The Daily News19 June, 1912 Federal Hotel Katanning c 1910 […]