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Distinguished and Famous people from Katanning
🌟 Frederick Henry Piesse
Frederick Henry Piesse helped shape Katanning through a range of businesses, including milling, retailing and wine production. The family’s buildings and enterprises became closely identified with the town, and he built the large home Kobeelya overlooking it. He also represented the district in state politics. His encouragement of newcomers and local development sits alongside a family business history that included financial pressures as well as success. A bronze statue and surviving buildings preserve a substantial working and civic connection with Katanning.
🎭 Jeana Bradley
Jeana Bradley taught English and history at Katanning’s Kobeelya Church of England Girls’ School from 1934. Her work in school drama helped lead to a university appointment and a long producing career in Perth. She believed a theatre’s physical space should influence the choice and staging of a play. Her outdoor Oedipus the King drew Laurence Olivier’s attention in 1948, and her Hamlet opened the New Fortune Theatre in 1964. Across classrooms, gardens and purpose-built stages, she brought historical study and a strong visual imagination to performances that reached well beyond a student audience.
