Meet Gillian Lilleyman author of 'A Garden on the Margaret', you will be time travellers journeying in Frances Louisa Brockman's (nee Bussell)footsteps. Enjoy a light morning tea at the old homestead, the first European settlement in the area. Frances Louisa Brockman was the oldest of the outgoing and alluring daughters of Alfred and Ellen Bussell....
Bring your children and enjoy a tour through this historic southwest homestead followed by fun and informative activities. You will learn about archaeology at Ellensbrook and practise some of these skills yourself. Please bring a picnic. Suitable for children 7-12 yrs old accompanied by an adult. Book early as maximum of 10 kids. 0897555173
In December 1876, over 50 souls were rescued from the sinking S.S. Georgette at Redgate, Margaret River. It has long been held that 16-year-old Grace Bussell and Aboriginal stockman Samuel Isaacs rode their horses into treacherous surf to safe the people from the stranded Georgette. The incident made heroes of them both. In her novel...