Category: Lost Cockburn

In 1833, early settler R.M. Lyons spent many months talking to Indigenous people in the Cockburn...

Horse racing and stables have always been an important part of the history of Cockburn. Since the...

Henderson is named for Sir Reginald Henderson, the British Admiral who recommended a naval base be...

Above: Cyril Pearson’s house, corner of Gaebler & Lyon Streets Hammond Park was one of...

Above: A picnic at the hotel about 1905 – probably for a sporting event or a local business’s...

The suburb we now know as Yangebup was not officially named and marked until 1977. The name,...

Above: The Success being repaired off Carnac Island, WA, after running aground on a sandbank. The...

In 1941, with the WWII campaign in New Guinea stepping up, Australian servicemen engaged in home...

Jandakot is said to mean place of the whistling eagle. The name Jandakot was recorded in 1844 as...

Although newly named, the Munster area is one of the oldest in the City of Cockburn’s long...

Do you live in a house with a bit of character? Would you like to know more about when, why and...