by Michael Banks | 19 Jan, 2021 | Petrosellum |
January 21, 1921: Remembering my great Uncle, William James Duperouzel, who was tragically killed in the bush near Noggerup in the south-west of Western Australia whilst working as a timber hewer for Bunning Bros. Timber Mill. William James was the son of ‘John the... 
by William Thomas Duperouzel | 19 Jan, 2021 | Petrosellum
The Qualen International XI Cricket Team made the headlines in the Eastern District Chronicle newspaper in York on 18th March 1899 after securing an historic win over the Beverley Cricket Team in a closely contested match played at Gilgering the previous week. Their... 
by William Thomas Duperouzel | 1 Mar, 2019 | Petrosellum |
Australian Heritage Festival – 18 April – 19 May 2019. This is a great opportunity to visit the York Residency Museum in Western Australia to see the new ‘Mini Convict Exhibition’. Our French GGF Aimable Ciril Duperouzel is being featured as... 
by William Thomas Duperouzel | 31 Aug, 2018 | Petrosellum |
Police Constable Alexander Duperouzel’s bush tracking skills saved a man’s life after being lost in the bush for three days in the rough country south of Gingin, Western Australia In September 1961, to mark the occasion when Police Sergeant Alexander Duperouzel, known... 
by William Thomas Duperouzel | 14 Aug, 2018 | Petrosellum |
GGF Aimable Ciril Duperouzel, a pioneer of York, Western Australia loved to exhibit his horses at the York Agricultural Show. These horses were bred on his family farm at Qualen, near York. This photo is believed to have been taken in the late 1880s / early 1890s and... 
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