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MP000253 Forrest J#11.Pdf scholars SIEFOEREST IN COOLGARDIE, Colin Trotman, Cunder­ State School ... ... ... ... ... :.. .. .. ... ... .. 36 THE GOLDFIELDS WATER SCHEME, Bruce Claughton,Forrest Page High School ... ... ..' ... ... ... .,. ... ... ... ... .., 41 JOHN FOREESTS PEAYEE, Maureen Davis, Clackline State INTRODUCTION, Sir James Mitchell, Lieut.-Govemor or 'Western School , , 43 Australia ... ... ... .. ... .., ... ... 4 FORREST," J cnnilcr Jenkins, East Canna State Mr. M. G. Little, M.A., Director or Education ... ... 5 ................... " M A GREAT AUSTRA.LIAN, Mr. 1. T. Birtwisile, Chairman of FORREST-JVrAN OF 'v'ISION, \iVilma Mead, Perth Modern School 44 Council, Vv.A. Historical Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 POEM-" SALUTE TO FOREEST," Brian Lemon, Perth Boys' SOME QUALITIES OF LORD FORREST, Sir James Mitchell 8 - High School ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .., ... .. 46 THE BIRTHPLACE, R S. Purdie, Perth Modern School ... 9 THE TRANS,A.USTIi:.ALIAN EAILW/\Y, Betty Lowe, Corre- THE SUPPOSED BIRTHPLACE OF JOHN FORREST, Iris spondence Classes .. .. ... ... .. 46 Ann Strugucll, Picton State School ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 9 FOEREST HIC;IcI SCHOOL, Des. Gibson, Forrest High School 47 PICTON CHURCH-JOHN FORRESrS CHRISTENING PLACE LORD FORREST-A PEEl:: OF TI-fE REALM. Barbara Till, Naomi \iVhite, Picton State School ... ... ... ... .. 11 Perth Modern School .. , 48 FORREST, Ruth Stubberfield, Perth Girls' High School .. ... II POEM-" JOHN FORREST," Valerie Olds, Perth Modern School .. 12 . LEONORA, Johu Bell, Correspondence Classes... ... 13 FOIUU:<:ST'S CAIRN MT. LEONOEA, Phyllis Leaney, G,valia State School ... .. ... ... .,. ... ... 14 TWO FOERESrS CAMPING PLACES, Barbara McCooke, Correspondence Classes .. .. ... ... ... .. 15 Ii:.AVENSTHORPE SCHOOL IcIONOURS FOEREST, June J\IcCullocb, Ravcnsthorpe State School ... 16 FORREST IN ESPI:<:RANCE, Senior Children, Esperance State School . .. ... .. .. ... ... .. ... ... .. 16 Page PEETH TO ADELAIDE VIi\ THE COAST, Dorothv Otley. High Bayswatcr State School . .. 17 MAP SHOWING FOImEST'S TH}LJrrT~S, Laur-ie O'Dcnnel. Perth OVERLAND TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA FROM GEEALDTON School .. Mary Ogilvie, Correspondence Classes ... .,. ... ... ... '" 19 LORD FOREEST .. JOHN FORREST-" The JOHN FORREST'S 'rEIIED EXPEDITION, Susan Halley, Gerald­ OF JOHNF'OREEST. his Struguel1, PictCJll ton State School ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .., ... .. 21 FORREST'S PAETY IN THE MURCHISON, Vera Wallam, MA.LCOLM HAMERSLEY, TOJVIMY WINDTCH and JOHN FORREST Carrolup Native Settlement School ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ·22 MT. LEONOEA ..... 19 ., ,fOHN AND TOMJ\IY," Revnold Hart, Carrolup Native Settlement FOEREST'S ]874 ENPEDITTON AT School ... ... ... ... ... .,. '" ... ... .., . .. .. 24 COTTAGE AT GERALDTON. FORREST'S PAETY AT WELD SPRINGS. Dnlcie Penny, FOREEST'S 18i4 EXPLOETN G PARTY Carrolup Native Settlement School . 24 11y a attending Carrolup STORY OF TOMMY WINDICH, Grace Reed, Bayswater State GRAVE AND I-IEADSTONE OF W1NDICFI School ... .,. ... ... '" .. .. ... .,. ... ... ... ... 26 F'REMANTLE .rt.o ".DUU THE FORREST BEOTHERS IN THE KIMBEELEYS, David C. FOUNDATION STONE OF BUN BURY HOSPITAL Cruikshank Perth Modem School ... ... '" 28 OPENING OF RAILWAY TO KALGOOELIE, ABORIGINAL ORA.l'OR, Tommy Pierre ... 28 't:~(;\~'~'~D~:lJ'i~02TIIE GOLDFIELDS---Sir John and EXTEACTS FRUM IOHN I"OERESrs "EXPLOEATIONS OF AUSTEALIA" .'.. .. '" 29 EAELY YEARS OF JOHN FORHEST, B. Houston, Perth Modern School ... .,. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 31 FOEEEST AS PEEMIEE, Stcffoni Keating, Bayswater State School 32 POEM-" FORREST THI:<: STATESMAN," Valma Williams, Bays- water State Scbool ... ... ... ... ... '" ... .., 35 ROCK, Glenys Cars lake, Gutha State School ... .. 35 FORREST CENTENARY BOOKLET FORREST CENTENARY BOOKLET 5 the RT. I-IoN. SIR JAMES G.C.M.G., Lieut.-Goz!ernor To THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF VVESTERN AUSTRALIA. of H"'estern Australia. It is 118 years since our State was founded, and during that THE FORREST CE.NTENARY time many great vVest Australians have rendered service to their I am asked to write an introduction to this booklet, which native State. This year is the centennial year of the birth of John IS made up of articles written children of many schools, Forrest, possibly the greatest of them all. all with the life of Lord Forrest. Lord Forrest was the Jast of a unknown Like you, he sat as a in one of our schools. Like you. which there is now to he played as a vVest Australian boy in our fields. He began his does interest He [aces the service to the State at an early age and, while vd a young man, if with incidents that was chosen to be the leader of men in gre,i[ 1:;'01' them an encounter with he of greater interest than the most A surveyor profession. he opened up our back and was the leader of several' in the interior of was an ideal Australia. "Vhere highways now run, he cut the first trail. INhere and and he mill th c settlements now flourish he made his camp fire-the first white of all who carne in contact he and remember him. man to penetrate the loneliness of the outback country. Lord Forrest , civil servant, member In his later years he took his share in government, and in Council in Crown first and Premier 1890 he became the first Premier, when His Majesty the King State under responsible TIe was the vVestern tralian in the first Federal conferred the right of responsible government on this State. booklet does not to be a In the greater sphere of Australian politics, he was Western on record manv intimate and Australia's representative in the planning of Federation and in active and verv' full li and win still at sch;)oJ. It will also nrove a the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia. He to the Fuller account that will he writt~nanc1 his last years as a member of its parliament, and his service, both the Jife of Lord Forrest his centenary celebrations. to State and Commonwealth, culminated in his election to the The children still at school did not know Lord but Peerage. John Forrest, the boy at school, thus became Lorcl he still lives in the minds of their Much has been Forrest (the first Australian to be so honoured by our written about him and tradition has handed down far more of the of his Jife. It is in this field that I hope the JUUlIlll.ll He was pre-eminently a great surveyor and explorer, and to writers work. It well be that will on record his great achievements in this field he added further lustre to his much that will the of the name in his latter days as a great statesman. His was the courage for you a verse of a poem I and the vision, coupled with the engineering genius of C. Y. wrote it:- O'Connor, that gave to us such great engineering works as the "Liocs of men all rcniind. us Goldfields vVater Scheme and the Fremantle Harbour. We call mol:c our lives </""'/1"111(' leoue behind us This year we pay tribute to this great West Australian, and all the sands of may his example inspire the young "Vest Australians who read this little booklet to render service to their State. Lord Forrest was a great man who has left II In,",h"·;,,i·c on the sands of time.' JVI. G, LITTLE. JAJ\IES JVIITCHEI.L. FORREST CENTENARY BOOKLET FORREST CENTENARY BOOKLET 7 'ille commemorate Forrest's birth because he was a great Australian. He in his country and himself, and he dareel. Vol e are of his daring, bemuse we know that Australia would not have been made the it is without the aid of men and women who had courage and audacity, just as it will not be main­ tained without those qualities. Forrest was a man who looked forward. His gaze went far afield and he believed a land lav the horizon So he and his intrepid companions added rich to the stories of He Golden water could serve it. and he ordered the that not aids those who raise also those its route who raise golden Australian over- created a modern harbour at and many other fine visions he had. He was +m'i"llncchi- <::""""" to see that were for the Western Australia. But that is too restricted a state- were realised for the of because what- impetus is to vVestern Australia benefits the continent. 0) c::i ':} CD 1."- 1."­ memorv and this book in which the 0000c:o the- work of a son of the ----'----.,- I I IVOR T. Chair/nail ~V Historical ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Invaluable of this booklet has been 1\1iss M. Public Library of vV.A. The services of Mr. addressing chil­ clren in various Thanks are also due to the following for the use and blocks " vVestern Historical "r,r"(1h r , Miss Messrs. G. vValker, and and Susan :MAP SHOWING FORREST'S ROUTES. Drawn by Lauric O'Donnell, Perth Boys' High School. J. P. STOKES, Editor. lAiRD FURREST. FORREST CENTENARY BOOKLET S. PURDIE (Science JV.B). Perth Modern School. centres in the SOl1th-\Vest is 1)1,'1"l1nl"('0 of three of am St;cte Pre- the name "The " for that For heen born at ho\vever, after the I\t J\,rfill first seUTer at mains of an old Hour mill in the fire. IRIS ANN STRUGNEI"L (Class VI.). Picton State School. JOI1. N FORl,EST-" I'll e F o/m.!J Exf'lorcr··-] 870. Lord Forrest is believed to have been horn at Point, a point which juts out where the Preston River flows into Lesch­ enault Estuary, abont three miles north-west of our school. I-Jere his father, Wm. Forrest. built a flour mill, which was worked wind. Before, he had built it nearer Bunbury, near where the Parade IJote1 stands, h11t he did not receive the right winds for the 10 FORREST CENTENARY BOOKLET FORREST CENTENARY BOOKLET 11 SO he moved it to Mill T'oint. Here \Vm. Forrest built a. home where [ohn Forrest is to have been born. The sketch- of the house: where ohn Forrest was have been born was made from a that :>"n('",'('[( 111 a to the dated There is n01111n,2: NAOMI MAE WI-UTE State School.
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