With 2022 done and dusted, we've dived into our online statistics for the year. We were delighted to have welcomed 48,655 people to our website 63,718 times! If you're counted in that number, thanks for stopping by!
Below are the top ten most popular pages on our website in the year that was 2022, which is a nice blend of state-wide and local history content.
1. Index of Western Australian Teachers
Topping the list was our index of state school teachers in Western Australia from 1900 to 1980, which was compiled from historic editions of The Education Circular.
2. Biographical Dictionary
Our continually expanding Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs comes in at number two. We've listed the most popular biographies in a supplementary list further below.
3. Index of Western Australian License Plates
Number three is our index of early Western Australian motor vehicle registrations, which spans the years 1915 to 1928. This great index was compiled from the RAC's Year Book & Road Guides which listed every registered vehicle in the state!
4. Virtual Museum
Our virtual museum of 14 online exhibitions continues to be a crowd-pleaser. Its exhibitions showcase objects, images and stories from our collection.
5. Midland Railway
Speaking of our virtual museum, its exhibition on the Midland Railway is yet again one of our most popular pages.
6. Cemeteries
Our cemetery index spanning the Mingenew Moora, Perenjori, Three Springs and Winchester cemeteries comes in at number six.
7. Schools
Our online exhibition on schools across Carnamah, Coorow and Three Springs is a surprise appearance in the year's top ten.
8. Macpherson Homestead
Our eighth most popular page was our visitor info for the historic Macpherson Homestead, located just one kilometre east of the Carnamah townsite on the Bunjil-Carnamah Road.
9. Three Springs History
As with previous years, our early history of Three Springs continues to be one of our most well-read pages.
10. Before Electricity
Our online exhibition on life prior to electricity comes in at number ten, which is no surprise as it is widely used in classrooms across WA and further afield.
Our Biographical Dictionary contains information on thousands of people with connections to Carnamah, Coorow, Three Springs and other nearby places. Below were the most viewed entries in the dictionary during 2022.
1. Local bushranger Frank Thomas
2. Bishop Rosendo Salvado of the Benedictine Monastery in New Norcia
3. Shepherd and farmhand Joachim Dido of Carnamah
4. Granny Latham of Coorow (Mary Oliver / Latham)
6. Sarah Campbell of Arrino
7. Renowned building contractor and later the world's largest individual farmer Gus Liebe of Waddy Forest
8. Scottish born Duncan Macpherson who established the pastoral station 'Carnamah' in the 1860s
9. Albert Nebrong, the son of Aboriginal woman Mary Wirbina and a member of the Macpherson family
10. Carnamah farmhand, shearer and farm manager Teddy Edwards
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