STREET NAMES
Street Names Where did our street names come from? Many where named after prominent people from around the state, especially state parliament […]
Category: GENERAL
SCHOOL BUS TALES
School Bus Tales. School Bus Tales. Nyabing School Bus c1950. Following the closure of so many of our one-teacher schools in Katanning […]
BROOMEHILL PROGRESS ASSOCIATION
Broomehill Progress Association. Broomehill Progress Association. Broome Hill, or Broomehill as it is now, like many towns along the Great Southern Railway, […]
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
vigilance committee In September of 1922, a number of prominent Katanning business people, including George McLeod (who was one of the longest […]
AMERICAN VIEW 1929
American View 1929. American View 1929. American View 1929. I wonder how much things have changed in a little under one hundred […]
SEPARATION MOVEMENT
Separation Movement The Colony still in its infancy and federation in Australia about to become a reality, the people of the Eastern […]
SIR CLAUDE HOTCHIN
Sir Claude Hotchin Although never having lived in Katanning, Sir Claude Hotchin was a major benefactor to the people of Katanning. He […]
CHRISTMAS 1927
Christmas 1927 Christmas has always been a time of joy, particularly for our youngsters. Shops fill with toys and gifts and are […]
EARLY TOWN SETTLEMENT
Early Town Settlement Looking across the railway yard towards Clive Street – 1901 Katanning was declared a town on June 10, 1898 […]
SHEEP STEALING
Sheep stealing appeared to be a major problem in Katanning and surrounding districts in the early part of last century. It was […]