Ernie Manning joined Harvey to talk about the history of the 'Hunt Club Cup' - a classic horse race that's no longer run.

So we got Peter O’Neil Snr to join us to share his experiences on the track and especially at the Hunt Club Cup - which he managed to win on more than 5 occasions!

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On October 14, 1968, a magnitude 6.5 quake shook Meckering and it's surrounds, destroying roads, railway tracks and buildings.

When the dust literally settled, $2.2 million worth of damage had been done to the central wheatbelt town, and injuring over 20 people.

Alice Snook has been collecting peoples stories from the quake, and they've been compiled into a book called 40 Seconds which launches this month.

If you'd like to get hold of a copy or find out about the launch event, Alice can be reached via email at [email protected] or by calling 0448 907 251.

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The Perth Observatory has just had it's 125th anniversary, and while it's not in the same location it started, it's certainly made it's mark throughout it's years thanks to it's range of unique telescopes.

From setting the time for Perth to helping document the rings of Uranus, the observatory has been involved in many international discoveries and projects, and even has a telescope on permanent loan from NASA.

Perth Observatory's Matt Woods joined Harvey to talk about the telescopes and research that have kept our eyes in the sky - and address the demotion of Pluto from planet status while we're at it!

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Our fire service plays a vital role to our lifestyle in WA, especially when it comes to bushfires and managing other disasters throughout our state.

DFES's Education and Heritage Centre have recently put a book together looking at the past 120 years of the WA Fire Service with a focus on the Perth Fire Station.

The station housed hundreds of Perth firemen and staff starting in January 1901, and DFES historian Ron Harley joined us to talk about it's impact and it's lasting legacy to the WA Fire Service.

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This time in our look back at WAFL history, Tony Buhagiar joins us to talk about his time in the VFL and WAFL - including plenty of laughs from his time at Essendon!

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If you've ever seen some strange lights in the sky that you couldn't explain, there's a chance they've ended up in the State Record Offices' UFO Files.

The files go back to 1951 and feature around 25 police incident reports which were mostly recorded in country and remote WA.

Director of State Records and State Archivist, Damian Shepherd, joined us to talk about the strange things reported in our skies.

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Farmers around Australia can often live in some challenging conditions.

Whether it's their farms location, weather events or in some cases, their finances, it can often be hard to get the support they need.

Jannine Jackson is the national director of one of the oldest bush charities in Australia - Frontier Services - which has a history of supporting farmers through some of the most challenging times.

You can find out more at: https://frontierservices.org/

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The world of rallying has been a part of motorsports for almost as long as cars have been used for sport.

Here in WA we have a rich history of rally racing, with the World Rally Championship once a staple of the Perth Event calendar.

A big part of that history is the Light Car Club of WA, and the clubs Wendy Walker joined us to talk about it's history and what it's future looks like.

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The Jukebox was a staple in bars and restaurants for almost a century before new technology surpassed it.

But in recent times, with only a few left out in the wild, the role of the Jukebox repairer has slowly begun to disappear.

One of the last repairers in Australia is Peter Greenaway, and he joined Harvey to talk about the role of repairers and the need to maintain these historic machines.

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Over Perth's history there's been many people who've shaped our city - from politicians to architects.

WA State Library's Kate Gregory joined Harvey to talk about Perth's first female town planner and someone who really left her mark on our City - Margaret Feilman.

Architect, town planning consultant and a founding member of the WA Town Planning Institute, Margaret's work has changed the face of Western Australia and the State Library has an extensive catalogue of her works.

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