Stories of the Oldfield River


Published historical material, old photographs and other relevant documents Item Held by
Paintings of the Oldfield River and EstuaryWendy Compagnoni, Munglinup
Book of Remembrance - entries of residents from 1886 to the presentMunglinup Church
Photos of picnic at 'Nairnup'Ravensthorpe Museum
List of people who were originally allocated landAvril Lawrance
Lots of old photos of fishing and picnics on the river. Also 1999 floodRon Gibson
Photos of 1999 floodSue Marshall, Wendy Compagnoni
Anecdotal historical information of the Oldfield and Munglinup areaAnn Williams, Jerdacuttup
Photos - Oldfield Estuary in 1960s and Wilga Bank
Newspaper articles from the early days
Charlie Scadding's Diaries
Elvie Scadding
Photo of Oldfield River adjacent to farm and land developmentRalph Silburn
Poem of Oldfield River WalkRuth Kirchner
Craig, G. F. (1998) "Oldfield Catchment"
A report prepared for the Oldfield Landcare Group


Floan, P. (1995) "Faith, Hope and Reality - Esperance 1895 -1995"
Esperance Shire Council


Ring, C. A. (1999) "Billbella"
Cheryl Ring, Esperance, Western Australia


Southern Scribes (eds). (1999) "And the Dingoes Howled"
Southern Scribes Ravensthorpe, Western Australia



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