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| York | Cemetery Historical Walk Trail A York Society booklet documenting 27 pioneers with photos and accounts of their lives is available from the Tourism Office. There is a map in the booklet, and the walk trail is also signed | |||
| York Visitor Centre - History The year 2006 marked the 175th anniversary of the State’s oldest inland town of when it was first settled by Europeans in 1831 | 9641 1301 | Web | ||
| Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the York Cemetery | Web | |||
| Ballardong Noongar Budjar Healthy Country - Healthy People. This document has been developed with the view to representing the perspective and the period of time that Noongar people have been occupying and caring for their Country. A pdf | Web | |||
| History of York 1834-1880 Over The Hills. A very detailed history of the first 50 years of York by Rodger Jennings. 363 pages. $72. Order from Peter Bridge, PO Box 317, Victoria Park 6479 | 93618667 | |||
| Beverley | Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Beverley General Cemetery | Web | ||
| About Beverley Beverley Tourist Office - Officially founded in 1838, Beverley is one of Western Australia’s oldest settlements. | 9646 1600 | Web | ||
| Noongar Knowledge The SW Aboriginal Land and Sea Council's web site covers culture, country, people, history, a glossary of terms, education and leadership. Highly recommended.The aim of the Kaartdijin website is to share the richness of our knowledge, culture and history | 93587400 | Web | ||
| Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Beverley Anglican Cemetery | Web | |||
| Lonely Grave A single grave beside the main road out of Beverley; one among many Lonely Graves in Western Australia | ||||
| Ferguson Vintage Collection An amazing huge collection of farm and mining machinery, jump-stump plough, vehicle registration plates, household appliances, and more. Open most weekends or by appointment. 22 Hunt Road, Beverley | 9646 1034 | |||
| Beverley Cemetery The Aboriginal tracker, Billy Noongale, who accompanied the explorer John Forrest on his trek from Perth to Adelaide in 1870, is buried here. | ||||
| Some Beverley Pioneer Lives These thumbnail histories of Beverley Pioneers in the Beverley Cemetery have been provided by the Beverley Dead Finish Museum. Please click on Website to make use of them in the Pioneer Challenge | 96461541 | Web | ||
| Kokeby | Old School Just across the railway ine is a plaque commemorating the village school | |||
| Wheat Bins Kokeby Village has disappeared into history. Only the railway line and the wheat bins are left | ||||
| Brookton | Brookton History The Brookton area of the Wheat Belt was first settled in 1846 by John Seabrook and was founded in 1884. The name was originally Seabrook. The Aboriginal name was Kalkarni. | Web | ||
| Brookton Heritage Register Shire of Brookton Heritage register. A comprehensive list of the heritage buildings and some pioneers in the shire. | Web | |||
| Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Brookton Cemetery | Web | |||
| Some Brookton Pioneer Lives These thumbnail histories of Brookton Pioneers in the Brookton Cemetery have been provided by the Brookton and District Historical Society. Please click on Website to make use of them in the Pioneer Challenge. | 0427334061 | Web | ||
| Noongar Knowledge The SW Aboriginal Land and Sea Council's web site covers culture, country, people, history, a glossary of terms, education and leadership. Highly recommended.The aim of the Kaartdijin website is to share the richness of our knowledge, culture and history | 93587400 | Web | ||
| Pingelly | Facebook - Lost Pingelly Well worth a visit for Pingelly's history or want to find out about your family's pioneers or share information about your pioneers who lived here. An excellent site | Web | ||
| Lorraine's Burial Records Py A complete list of the burials in the Pingelly Cemetery | Web | |||
| Pingelly Pioneer Biographies These thumbnail histories of Mourambine and Pingelly Pioneers have been provided by the Pingelly Museum and Historical Group and Lost Pingelly. Please click on Website to make use of them in the Pioneer Challenge. | 0417953386 | Web | ||
| Noongar Knowledge The SW Aboriginal Land and Sea Council's web site covers culture, country, people, history, a glossary of terms, education and leadership. Highly recommended.The aim of the Kaartdijin website is to share the richness of our knowledge, culture and history | 93587400 | Web | ||
| Stones that Fell from the Sky Boyup Brook, Pumphrey’s Bridge, and Borden. The reports include descriptions of stones ranging in size from a pebble to approximately 35 pounds. The stones along with other objects were reported as 'falling out of nowhere'. | Web | |||
| About Pingelly The first settler in the area was Mr Lewis John Bayley who was granted 4,000 acres for grazing in 1846 around the Moorumbine Spring. See the link to the Pingelly Shire history page. | Web | |||
| Municipal Heritage Inventory A comprehensive record of heritage assets in the Shire. Places, people, agriculture, settlement, pioneers and more. Lengthy but fascinating. | Web | |||
| The Pioneers of Mourambine, The pioneers of Mourambine, including a brief history of the townsite, 1842-1924 researched and written by Lesley A. Lane and Florence C. Wilkes is available from the State Library of WA | Web | |||
| The Wofalin Goldfields Track The Wofalin Track started at Pingelly to service the Parker Range gold fields in the Yilgarn in the 1890s. Beadell, Holyoak, Sewell, Smith, Taylor, Shaddick are mentioned here. | 0417953386 | Web | ||
| Lorraine's Burial Records Mb A complete list of the burials in the Mourambine Cemetery near Pingelly | Web | |||
| Popanyinning | Popanyinning Popanyinning was originally named 'Popaning' which stands for waterhole in the Aboriginal language. Years later the name was changed to Popanyinning, but no-one is really quite sure of why. | Web | ||
| Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Popanyilling Cemetery | Web | |||
| Cuballing History Book Numbat Country - The story of the Shire of Cuballing - from earliest times until 1997 was officially launched in March 2003 and is a unique recollection of the pioneering days of the Cuballing district until recent times. | 9883 6031 | Web | ||
| Cuballing | Developed in 1981 With an Aboriginal name relating to a pool near the town,it is one of the original stations on the Great Southern Railway. A thriving town in 1906 having shops, blacksmiths, churches, butchers banks,hall, post office and a hotel all apparently made of loca | Web | ||
| Former Anglican Church The former St Peters Anglican Church was erected on Campbell Street in 1911. It is no longer used as a church. | ||||
| Western Australian Bank The former Western Australian Bank which later became the R&I Bank was built in 1900 in Aton Street. It is now a private residence | ||||
| Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Cuballing Cemetery | Web | |||
| Original Post Office The former office and staff quarters were built in 1912. it is now a private residence | ||||
| Narrogin | Noongar Knowledge The SW Aboriginal Land and Sea Council's web site covers culture, country, people, history, a glossary of terms, education and leadership. Highly recommended.The aim of the Kaartdijin website is to share the richness of our knowledge, culture and history | 93587400 | Web | |
| Narrogin Pioneer Biographies These thumbnail histories with photographs of Narrogin Pioneers have been provided by the Narrogin Old Courthouse Museum. Please click on Website to make use of them in the Pioneer Challenge. | 98816758 | Web | ||
| Settled in 1860 Early pastoralists found times were hard and supplemented income by cutting Sandalwood and Mallee trees. Narrogin developed when the railway selected nearby pool for water supplies for steam trains. Growing from being a major railway junction its now an | Web | |||
| Wikipedia - Narrogin Narrogin is an Aboriginal name, having been first recorded as "Narroging" for a pool in this area in 1869. The meaning of the name is uncertain, various sources recording it as "bat camp", "plenty of everything" or derived fro | Web | |||
| Old Railway Station Narrogin once employed 250 railwaymen. Its old station is fenced off but can be viewed from the bridge that crosses the line. Hopefully money will be found to restore it and to add a transport museum. | ||||
| Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Narrogin Cemetery | Web | |||
| Wagin | Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Wagin Cemetery | Web | ||
| Facebook - Lost Wagin Well worth a visit if you are interested in Wagin's history or want to find out about your family's pioneers or share information about your pioneers who lived here | Web | |||
| Wikipedia - Wagin The name of the town is from Wagin Lake, a usually dry salt lake south of the town. The name is of Noongar origin, first recorded by a surveyor in 1869-72. It means "place of emus", or "site of the foot tracks from when the emu sat down" | Web | |||
| Noongar Knowledge The SW Aboriginal Land and Sea Council's web site covers culture, country, people, history, a glossary of terms, education and leadership. Highly recommended.The aim of the Kaartdijin website is to share the richness of our knowledge, culture and history | 93587400 | Web | ||
| Woodanilling | History of Woodanilling Round Pool to Woodanilling by John Bird available from the Shire Office is an amazingly detailed account of the people, places and events in Woodanilling. It contains excellent appendices and photographs. | |||
| Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Woodanilling Cemetery | Web | |||
| Wikipedia - History The name Woodanilling is Aboriginal in origin and means either "lots of minnows" or "place where the bronzewing pigeon nests" | Web | |||
| Katanning | Malay Kampong in WA - Video Katanning is the most ethnically diverse regional centre in WA. Featuring 50 language groups, ours is a harmonious community, embracing the different cultural and religious backgrounds of our townsfolk. Website Video. | Web | ||
| State Heritage Register List of 17 sites in Katanning on the State Heritage Register, with photographs and details of people associated with them. | Web | |||
| Inividual Pioneer Bios From Katanning - A Look Back by Arthur Todd of Lost Katanning with bios of individual pioneers. Some bios here. The book is available on-line or at the Tourist Centre in the old railway station. | 0429100084 | Web | ||
| Facebook - Lost Katanning Well worth a visit if you are interested in Katanning's history or want to find out about your family's pioneers or share information about your pioneers who lived here | Web | |||
| Gazetted as a town in 1898 First visited in 1835 by Governor Stirling and Surveyor Septimius Roe and later by sandalwood cutters it was not built until 1889.In 1891 the Premier Roller Mill opened and provided flour to the whole Albany region. It provided an important cash market fo | Web | |||
| Broomehill | Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Broomehill Cemetery | Web | ||
| Wikipedia - Broomehill The town owes its creation to the Great Southern Railway, completed in 1889. It is named after Sir Frederick Napier Broome (1842–96) who was then the Governor of Western Australia. | Web | |||
| Tambellup | Geni Genealogical Database Geni is the world's leading collaborative genealogy site. Our world family tree contains more than 139,068,988 connected profiles. Search Geni to find out how your ancestors are connected. | Web | ||
| Battye Library Women Pioneers A pdf list of WA Pioneer Women. A useful resource. | Web | |||
| Wikipedia - Tambellup Tambellup's main street is Norrish Street, named after its first European settler, Josiah Norrish (1841-1884), who in 1872 was attracted to the area by its large stands of Santalum spicatum (Sandalwood). | Web | |||
| Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Tambellup Cemetery | Web | |||
| Cranbrook | Wikipedia - Cranbrook The name is taken from the town of Cranbrook in Kent, England, about 65 kilometres SE of London. It is believed to have been named by Mr J A Wright, who was manager of the Western Australian Land Company which built the railway. | Web | ||
| Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Cranbrook Cemetery | Web | |||
| Tenterden | Wikipedia - Tenterden The siding was established in 1891 and shortly afterward the government made land available for agricultural purposes in the area. The town was gazetted in 1893 and is named after a town in Kent | Web | ||
| Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Tenterden Cemetery | Web | |||
| Kendenup | History of Kendenup Kendenup was one of the original stations on the Great Southern Railway and the site of Western Australia’s first goldmine. It was one of the largest established farming enterprises with a station boasting upwards of 30,000 sheep. | Web | ||
| Early settlement History dates back to 1831 when land grants led to sheep and grain farms being established Soon after Gold was discovered but didn't prove a viable proposition but the increase in population led to expansive apple and pear orchards. | Web | |||
| Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Kendenup Cemetery | Web | |||
| Mount Barker | Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Mount Barker Cemetery | Web | ||
| Shire of Plantagenet History The History of the Shire of Plantagenet by Rhoda Glover can be bought from the Shire office or borrowed through your local library. 411 pages with photographs and maps. | ||||
| Wikipedia - Mt Barker Prior to European settlement, small groups of Aboriginal people, called the Bibbulmun (a clan of the Noongar) People, inhabited the area. The Aboriginal name for Mount Barker Hill is 'Pwakkenbak' | Web | |||
| Albany | Lorraine's Burial Records A complete list of the burials in the Albany Cemetery | Web | ||
| Historical Albany Visit the many historical buildings of Albany and learn about her history, from the orignial Noongar inhabitants to early colonial settlement & later ANZAC departures. | Web | |||
| Wikipedia - Albany Kinjarling (Albany) was home to Menang Noongar indigenous tribes during the summer season. They called the area Kinjarling which means "the place of rain". language. | Web |