Darlington History Group

One of the most viewed things on both our website and facebook page is an old film clip of a train journey from Perth to the Mundaring Weir. The six minute film footage includes images of the Perth Hills, including passing through Greenmount, Darlington and Mundaring. We are grateful for this old clip of a journey through history, displayed with permission from George Robinson. Visit our website dhg.org.au and check it out under the menu tab Discover. Enjoy!

Centenary of the Darlington Hall is this August!

As mentioned in on our page in the last Review, this year marks a significant milestone for the Darlington Hall. We put the call out for community members to become involved in organising a celebration for the Centenary, and we would like to get the ball rolling on planning this event. Some groups have already expressed interest, and we would like those who are interested in being involved in the planning for the Hall Centenary to contact Val 9299 6868 to discuss your inspiration and be available in a couple of weeks to form a committee at a meeting (details to come).

Wednesday 8 March 7.30pm @ Darlington

Lesser Hall - gold coin donation appreciated

Maureen de la Harpe

“Dinner at the Old Cathay

We are delighted to have Maureen as our first speaker for 2023. Maureen will be speaking about the research she undertook for her recently launched book “Dinner at the Cathay: A Memoir of Old Shanghai”. Shanghai-born Maureen de la Harpe was eight months old when the city was attacked by Japanese forces and two thousand people lost their lives. At the age of seven, her family and close relatives were interned in a Japanese concentration camp until the end of WW2. The family left China a year later. It was not until 2014 that the author returned to Shanghai, with her daughter Lara, to rediscover the city of her birth, and it was that visit that prompted them to begin tracking the lives of their forebears. The author discovered she was a fourth generation ‘Shanghailander’, whose family history spanned the period of foreign settlement in the city. Through the lives of her ancestors and her own childhood experiences during the war, the author has woven the story of foreign settlement in the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai.

Light refreshments will be served after Maureen’s talk.

Please register your interest in attending Ron’s talk by emailing publicity@dhg.org.au OR phone Val Shiell 9299 6868.

The 10th Light Horse Regiment is a mounted infantry regiment that traces its history to the mounted infantry units of the Colonial Militia of Western Australia during the late 19th Century. The Regiment was most active from October 1914 (WW1), and continues to the present day. Please read the poster below for information regarding the statue unveiling.

Each year we collect Bric-a-Brac for fundraising for our various projects we undertake. Our biggest fundraising event is our popular and very successful White Elephant Stall at the Darlington Arts Festival, but we also need Bric-a-Brac for other fundraising events during the year. If you are downsizing or spring cleaning, please consider donating your things to DHG. Please contact Liz 0427 952 491 or Christine 0490 793 015 for more information.

Become a member of a group that is dedicated to researching, investigating, and preserving the history and heritage of Darlington. You will receive a quarterly newsletter keeping you in the loop about coming events and ongoing projects. For details on how you can become a member please contact Val Shiell admin@dhg.org.au or phone 9299 6868.

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