High Wycombe has a relatively short history having come into existence as late as 1958 when real estate developers Sloan Homes and General Agency opened up the \u201cHigh Wycombe Estate\u201d.\u00a0 Prior to this, High Wycombe was a part of Maida Vale and, older residents of that suburb describe High Wycombe\u2019s origin with resentment;\u00a0\u201cland was bought up, bulldozed, roads slapped down and a huge sign declared the area High Wycombe Estate\u201d.\u00a0Although land in High Wycombe was available for 30\/- an acre, there was little interest.\u00a0 Locals considered the area poor for growing crops and orchards as there was too much Banksia and white sand.\u00a0 Subsequently, real estate developers moved in, and by choosing the name \u2018High Wycombe\u2019 it is presumed that they were particularly targeting English immigrants under a Realty Development Corporation housing scheme which was operating in Perth at the time.\u00a0 Slow to start, there were only a handful of families in High Wycombe when it was first created (namely \u2013 the Smiths, the Hughes, the MacPhersons, the McLaughlins and the Watsons), but from 1965 onwards the suburb experienced a development explosion.<\/p>

Notable characters in High Wycombe\u2019s early history include:<\/p>

Mr Peter and Mrs Billie Madderson<\/p>

pioneering residents of Maida Vale since 1913, and then High Wycombe, the Madderson\u2019s were primarily orchardists.\u00a0 They purchased their first truck in 1926 and became carriers for the whole district until the end of the Second World War.\u00a0 They also helped to develop the place, especially the roads.\u00a0 Peter Madderson recalls orchards (stone fruit, figs and oranges), an olive oil farm, pig and dairy farming and wood cutting as being the main activities in the area.<\/p>

Mr Percy R. Emms<\/p>

Came out from England in 1909, loaded his wife and three daughters and a milking goat on a horse and cart and made his way to their property near Wittenoom Road.\u00a0 He started up a poultry farm and a Reserve has been named after the family in honour of the good work they did for the district.<\/p>

Mrs Watson and family<\/p>

Residents of High Wycombe since the beginning, Mrs Watson recalls High Wycombe as being a large bush area and a nice quite suburb where everybody knew each other.\u00a0 The Watsons\u2019 supplied the airport and the planes with fresh milk for the passengers because their dairy property was at one boundary of the airport.\u00a0 Mrs Watson recalls herding the cows across the Perth Airport by halting at the boundary, signalling the tower and receiving a signal back indicating that all was clear and no planes were due.<\/p>

Mrs Rene Charleton<\/p>

A prominent member of High Wycombe, Mrs Charleton played a large part in the Girls Guide movement and was also strongly associated with the St John Ambulance.<\/p>

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