Author: Diane

These photos were taken, amongst many others, by photographer Alun Bartsch in early 2014. MAGO FILMS spent the day at Enderslea Farm filming a farewell scene for a documentary called Australia's Warrior Horses about the Waler Horses that were used in World War 1. The...

[caption id="attachment_517" align="alignnone" width="300"] Newspaper notification of my parents wedding  I was sent this newspaper notification by a friend in Melbourne, David Kitchens. It was a real surprise and cetainly all new information for me. [/caption] The Clarke Family  History is very well researched by R.H. Clarke...

Henry and Sarah Morley arrived at the Swan River Colony on 30th January, 1830, on board the Wanstead. They left their home near Brighton, England in July 1829 with a three year old daughter Jane. A second daughter, Joannah, was born a sea five weeks...

In April 1886 a Cricket Match between the Chittering and Culham Clubs was held at Enderslea Farm to raise funds to build the local Holy Trinity Church. 30 pounds was raised. Later again "the people of the district kept a general holiday when cricket, racing and other popular...

MARY ANNE FRIEND wrote a diary during her voyage out to Western Australia in 1829. She was the wife of the WANSTEAD'S master Captain Mathew Curling Friend and this trip has particular interest as Henry and Sarah Morley were travelling below decks as steerage passengers...

Enderslea Farm was used as a location by the film crew for the film The Walers War Horse in early 2014. It was a really interesting day watching all the activity. I had never seen anything like it before. About  300,000  horses  were shipped to...

The stone Chimney of the original Shepherds Hut that probably Caroline Morley and her ticket of leave husband Daniel Baughan shared on Enderslea Farm in 1853 after they were married. This is all that's left of the Shepherd's Hut, circled in red in this drawing of...

There is an interesting collection of early Western Australia Colonial furniture at Enderslea Farm. The farm itself was established in 1853 so pre Gold Rush furniture seemed the appropriate way to furnish. Henry and Sarah Morley arrived in Perth on the Wanstead on January 30th 1830.They were...

There are various collections at Enderslea Farm. Old bottles is one of them.If anyone is interested in old bottles a bottle club can be reached at www.colonialbottleclubofwa.com Another collection at Enderslea Farm consists of Old postcards depicting medical and nursing scenes. The Post Card Collectors...