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Virtual Exhibition: Carnamah Post Office
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For many years letters to and from Carnamah were collected and delivered by a mailman who travelled between Perth and Geraldton on a horse. Following the completion of the Midland Railway. In 1894 the mail travelled on trains. It was then managed by the Macpherson family. From an outbuilding of their homestead. Upon Completion in 1932. It is an attractive and commodious brick building, excellently appointed within. It gives to Carnamah postal facilities enjoyed by very few country towns of equal size.
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Macpherson Homestead in Carnamah
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One kilometre east of the Carnamah townsite via a signposted driveway on the north side of the Carnamah-Bunjil Road. The state heritage-listed Macpherson Homestead was one of the first buildings in the district in the late 1860s and is now standing strong following restoration. Free, with donations appreciated. The homestead, its grounds and ruinous outbuildings can be visited at anytime. If you would like to look inside the main building please make prior arrangements by telephoning either:. The norther...
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Regional Cemeteries - Carnamah Historical Society
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Three Springs General Cemetery. Winchester Cemetery, Carnamah. You can find further details on many of the people buried in the above cemeteries within our Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs. It may also be worth checking our Early Motor Vehicle Registrations. Index, which covers Moora, Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs, Mingenew, Perenjori and Morawa. Enter a surname below to search across our cemetery index and headstone pages:. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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Early History of Carnamah
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Early History of Carnamah. The traditional owners of what we now call Carnamah are the Amangu, a language group of Aboriginal people from across parts of the Mid West region of Western Australia. Following the establishment and expansion of the Swan River Colony, the district remained isolated between non-indigenous settlements on the Victoria Plains and at Irwin. In 1861 Scottish immigrant Duncan Macpherson. By 1866 James Nairn. In York. He established the 33,000 acre Noolooloo. And it was this unfortun...
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Early History of Three Springs, Western Australia
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Early History of Three Springs. The district of Three Springs received its name after three freshwater springs situated about one mile north of what is now the Three Springs townsite. The area of the springs had been surveyed by Sir John Forrest in 1872, and in his sixth Field Book. He showed "the Three Springs" on Victoria Location 482. Prior to 1906 pastoralists ran livestock on portions of the district and the only resident settlers were a few railway employees of the Midland Railway Company. This res...
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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs
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The dictionary aims to chronicle the lives of people with a connection to the shires of Coorow, Carnamah or Three Springs. These shires encompass the towns and places of Arrino, Billeroo, Carnamah, Coorow, Dudawa, Eganu, Eneabba, Five Gums, Green Head, Gunyidi, Inering, Kadathinni, Leeman, Marchagee, Prowaka, Three Springs, Waddy Forest and Winchester. Entries vary from a few details to expansive biographies. You can help improve the dictionary by contributing information, recollections, photographs.
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First World War - Carnamah Historical Society & Museum
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Carnamah was a thinly populated and little known place when war was declared in 1914. The Macpherson family. Had been in the district for over 45 years, a few others families for about a decade and the first settlers to take up Ready-Made Farms. Had just arrived. Despite the small population, 37 men enlisted from the district and ten were killed in action. This virtual exhibition looks at six soldiers from the North Midlands who lived in Carnamah before or after the war. Left: Ready-Made Farms advert.
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Education Resources - Carnamah Historical Society & Museum
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Australian Curriculum Education Resources. Our suite of free resources can be used from the classroom with a variety of online sources including our award-winning virtual museum. The resources include an overview for teachers, worksheets, activities, extension ideas and their connections to the Australian Curriculum. If youve looked at or used our resources, wed LOVE to hear your thoughts via our short and anonymous feedback form. Resource (PDF / 2.79 MB). Milk, Cream and Butter. And a digitised letter.
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