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A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT Dear Viewers, From our humble beginnings and first meeting now twenty- six years ago, our little group has expanded in many and exciting ways. Each individual volunteer who has contributed over the years has helped us move forward. To you, the current committee and those who have been committee members previously, I commend you for your dedication and commitment to the preservation of our history. I thank you sincerely for your advice and hard work, particularly, when I have called on you for extraordinary assistance. I encourage and look forward to a younger group of volunteers with new ideas and loads of enthusiasm joining us to help us continue with the work we have started years ago. To you, the visitors of our website, I thank you for your continual interest in the history of our area and the contributions you have made to record the histories of your families. The Pickering Brook Heritage Group Website has opened up our community globally. We have had many contacts and contributors donate to the group as a result. Due to your involvement, the history of the district has been able to continue to grow. I would like to acknowledge the work of two committee members present and past, Helen Ross (nee Godbold) and Gordon Freegard. I extend a big thank you to Helen, for many years as Secretary of our group. Helen will remain as an active committee member. I am also very grateful to Gordon Freegard for his commitment to the website. He has dedicated much of his time to the development of the site. I welcome Stephanie O’Meagher as our (caretaker) Webmaster, Ray Furfaro as our Research Officer and Rebecca Lamont as our new Secretary. On behalf of the committee, I offer them all support in their new roles. During this difficult time we are all reminded of the importance of unity and commitment to each other. Reflecting on the hard times that the pioneers endured throughout the history of our district our time has recently been compared to the Depression years that our ancestors lived and survived through because of a close community spirit. Let us not forget this spirit and continue to preserve our history for future generations. The Pickering Brook Heritage Group was saddened by the loss of our loyal and faithful committee member, Silio Di Marco, who was such a respected member of the community. Also, we remember our Pickering Brook Primary School Principal, Derrick Ernst, as always being a gentleman who showed great respect to the importance of our history. We are very grateful for his continual commitment to our ANZAC Day Service and involvement of the school in the ceremony. Please enjoy the website. We encourage you to keep-an-eye out for the development of our new website in the near future. Warm regards, Beverley Giumelli President If you have benefited in any way from the information you have been able to access on our Website, be it personal history or information for any written articles, I ask that you consider making a donation to our Heritage Group to allow us to continue with our work. Details for a direct deposit are set out below: PICKERING BROOK HERITAGE GROUP INC. BENDIGO BANK BSB 633-000 A/C 152518213 |
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HERITAGE GROUP ACTIVITIES CALENDAR 2021 Dates will be confirmed on this Calendar |
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FEBRUARY |
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Sunday 7th |
HERITAGE PARK Open 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. CLOSED DUE TO COVID LOCKDOWN. |
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Wednesday 24th |
COMMITTEE MEETING Pickering Brook School Library 7.30p.m To be confirmed (TBC). |
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MARCH |
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Sunday 7th |
HERITAGE PARK Open 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. |
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APRIL |
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Sunday 4th |
HERITAGE PARK Open 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. |
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Wednesday 28th |
COMMITTEE MEETING Pickering Brook School Library 7.30p.m |
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Sunday 25th |
ANZAC DAY SERVICE Pickering Brook War Memorial 6.00a.m. TBC. |
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MAY |
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Sunday 2nd |
HERITAGE PARK Open 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. |
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TBC |
PROPOSED PICNIC |
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JUNE |
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Sunday 6th |
HERITAGE PARK Open 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. |
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Wednesday 23rd |
COMMITTEE MEETING Pickering Brook School Library 7.30p.m |
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JULY |
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Sunday 4th |
HERITAGE PARK Open 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. |
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AUGUST |
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Sunday 1st |
HERITAGE PARK Open 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. |
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Wednesday 25th |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Pickering Brook School Library 7.00p.m |
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COMMITTEE MEETING Pickering Brook School Library 7.30p.m |
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SEPTEMBER |
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Sunday 5th |
HERITAGE PARK Open 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. |
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TBC |
PROPOSED PICNIC |
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OCTOBER |
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Sunday 3rd |
HERITAGE PARK Open 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. |
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TBC |
PERTH HILLS FESTIVAL Karragullen Oval DATE YET TO BE CONFIRMED |
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Wednesday 27th |
COMMITTEE MEETING Pickering Brook School Library 7.30p.m |
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NOVEMBER |
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Sunday 7th |
HERITAGE PARK Open 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. |
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DECEMBER |
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NO EVENTS |
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The 341 ton sailing ship "Atwick" was under the
command of Captain Hugh McKay when she left London with passengers and general
cargo bound for Western Australia. She carried two guns and had a crew of 20
men. She arrived in the Swan River Colony on October 19th, 1829. Forty-eight year old agriculturalist Capt. Edward Picking (aka Pickering) from Gainborough, was a passenger on board. His servant William Hyde (aka Hide) was also on board. He applied for a land grant the same day as he stepped from the boat. He farmed in several places in Western Australia. In 1834 he was assigned 3000 acres, but this was lost due to non-payment of location fees. Was Postmaster in Perth in 1841. In 1844 he became Clerk of the Roads Trust and called tenders for Canning Bridge in 1846. It appears that he made several exploratory journeys along the Helena River. In the Hand Book of Western Australia, there is a map dated 1835 which shows the Helena River and a tributary, "Picking Ck" flowing north into it. All other maps show the tributary as "Pickering Brook" and one can only conclude that it has , over the years, been corrupted into "Pickering". About 4 miles west of the creek or brook is the settlement of Pickering Brook. It seems that when the Canning Jarrah Timber Company Ltd. owned the Upper Darling Range Railway, a log line running in an easterly direction, was built from a point on the main line somewhere below Monument Hill. That point was of course, a junction and before the railway was taken over by the Government, was known as Pickering Junction. Later it was called Pickering Brook, presumably because the Government did not acquire the log line. The place name of Pickering Brook was used. Because of its proximity to the water catchment country, settlement was not encouraged, and a named townsite was not formed. A townsite was formed about 2 miles east on 22nd January 1922 and it was known as "Beamulla", an aboriginal word meaning "Black Cockatoo". At a meeting of the Pickering Brook Progress Association, a request was made to the Under Secretary of Land, requesting a change of name. The reply dated 26th December 1923, presented three names for consideration. The name Carilla, on the recommendation of the Surveyor General was gazetted on the 17th February 1926, replacing Beamulla. Carilla is the Aboriginal name for "running water". In 1952 the location of Carilla was cancelled and Pickering Brook formally encompassed the whole area. The town site of Pickering Brook was gazetted on 12th January 1973. |
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ENTRANCE TO HERITAGE PARK ON PICKERING BROOK ROAD, NEXT TO PRIMARY SCHOOL 2008 #1
GENERAL VIEW OF HERITAGE PARK 2008 #3 |
VIEW OF HERITAGE PARK 2008 SHOWING THE FORMER BARTONS MILL PRISON CHAPEL WITH PRISONERS CELL BLOCK TO THE RIGHT, WHICH WERE OBTAINED FROM THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE & C.A.L.M. AND RE-LOCATED TO THE PARK #2
VIEW OF HERITAGE PARK 2008 SHOWING MACHINERY SHED #4 |
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References: Article: Kalamunda of the Dreamtime |
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