St George’s Anglican Church has installed and named a bell in honour of Walpole & Districts pioneering nurse Sister Jane Anderson. Sister Jane from Ireland came to Walpole in 1930 under the auspices of the Colonial and Continental Church Society to provide nursing services for pioneers and their families in… Continue reading
Memories by James A “Jim” Clarke, the eldest son of 1930s scheme settlers Edwin and Ida, is out now at the Walpole Community Resource Centre (CRC). An attempt to record his life story, Memories does not follow any chronological order; rather it is written “as I remember events”. “I have… Continue reading
Mike Murphy has returned to Perth after 16 years living in Crystal Springs. In 1995 the Perth-based journalist bought land at Crystal Springs. He and his wife Penney were regular visitors until 1999 when Mike retired and they moved to the area. With a rammed earth house completed on their… Continue reading
The Pioneer Cup, Walpole’s premier golfing event held at the Walpole Country Club, is much-anticipated on the golfing calendar. A famous incident took place probably in the late 1970’s to early 1980’s and the main character in the scenario was the late Bill Pearce. Picture this: Bill was coming up… Continue reading
For a peaceable type who speaks with a quiet drawl and gazes with slow wonder at the world around him, you wouldn’t pick Paul Minchin for being a warrior. But modern-way warrior he is, and the target of his ire is the mountain of waste that spills onto urban verges… Continue reading
