HERITAGE COUNCIL AWARDS 2019  

The Pickering Brook Heritage Group received a Commendation Award at the 2019 Heritage Council of Western Australia Awards Ceremony held at Fremantle Prison on Friday 29^th March. The group was formed on the 13^th February 1994 by David Godbold and other passionate local residents dedicated to the preservation of the regions history. From this grass roots beginning, the group has gone on to archive significant milestones in researching, preserving and displaying local history. This yeat we celebrate their 25^th year.

Unfortunately most of the historic sites, in the area, have been destroyed over the years by various means. Depletion of the jarrah forest, bushfires, land resumption, white ants and unfortunately, appalling Local and State Government decisions.

Mason & Bird Sawmill

Canning Mills

Zig Zag Railway

Barton’s Mill

Carilla Community Hall

Pickering Brook Store

Carinyah Forestry Settlement

The Carilla Bus Service

Barton’s Mill Prison

Plus Seven Schools

ALL GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PICKERING BROOK HERITAGE GROUP REPRESENTATIVES        #1
 JIM GORDON Committee Member, BECKY LAMONT Oral Historian, GORDON FREEGARD Webmaster 

ANNE ARNOLD Chair Heritage Council of Western Australia, GORDON FREEGARD Webmaster Pickering Brook Heritage Group, Hon DAVID TEMPLEMAN MLA Minister For Heritage         #2

These are but a few examples of their lost heritage sites.

So what do you have left?

Photographic images, written and oral stories.

The most noteworthy decision was made 10 years ago to preserve what is left by creating our very own Website. And also to record the oral history of the pioneers that are left.

Today this website covers the history of those huge sawmills and the 700 families that worked them. The early pioneer settlers and their social history and over 250 weddings are featured. It also contains an extensive record of 8 schools with photos and names of 100s of children that attended them dating back to 1869.

Plus much more.

2019 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COUNCIL AWARD WINNERS        #3

2019 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COUNCIL AWARD WINNERS        #4

2019 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COUNCIL COMMENDATION AWARD      #5

It has enabled the group to make contact with descendants of local pioneers from all over the world. It has been able to provide many of them with details and photos of their families that they have never seen before. And in turn, they have supplied images and stories to add to and enlarge the website.

It has proved to be a mainstay of their recorded history, alongside the oral history recordings.

To celebrate their 25 years we will be releasing a book on the History of Pickering Brook at the 25th Anniversary Celebrations on Sunday 10th November 2019.

The Judges were impressed by the interactive nature of the website which allows members of the public to research their own family history.

The Pickering Brook Heritage Group are extremely proud and thrilled to be recognised by the Heritage Council for their work involved in collecting, preserving and distributing the history of Pickering Brook, worldwide.

JIM GORDON & GORDON FREEGARD ENJOYING THE SPOILS     #6

References:      Article:          Pickering Brook Heritage Group
                                     

                       Photos:        1, 3, 6           Becky Lamont
                                         2, 4, 5            Heritage Council of Western Australia
                                         

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