What is now known as Harvey was named Korijekup by Stirling or "The Harvey".

When the central portion was developed, it was called Korijekup (coraigeca) and later it all became known as Harvey. The Korridge-e-cup was the name given by the Harvey Aborigines to the place of the red-tailed black cockatoo.

In 1830 Peter Augustus Lautour selected a grant comprising of 200,462 acres, more than half in the Harvey District.

In 1837 Captain Stirling, the first Governor of the state, selected 12,800 acres known as Wellington Location 50A in the Harvey River district.

Stirling knew that Lautour, in seven years, had done nothing towards the development of his huge grant, therefore it would be resumed at the end of his 10 years of permitted occupancy.

A hunting lodge on the banks of the Harvey River was erected in 1849/50 about a mile east of the present townsite, which is now the property of the Agricultural School. Old settlers knew this building as 'the hut'.

Stirling's manager, Mr Thomas George Chapman, built 'the hut'. He and his wife and baby daughter moved into the 'the hut' and lived there until 1859. Mr John Giblett became Stirling's manager after Chapman left. While Giblett was at Korijekup in the 1860's, William and Arthur Clarke bought "Jardup" and William and Sarah Logue moved to "Sunnyvale" in the hills.

In 1893 the Perth to Bunbury railway line was officially opened. This enabled Harvey to grow and prosper as vegetables, fruit and stock could be transported to Perth for sale. Up until this time the road distance and the time in getting the produce to Perth was too great.

Later the station became a busy centre with station houses on both sides of the rail (north of the railway station) and small huts along the rail for the gangers who operated their three wheeled trolleys from Perth through to Bunbury. These gangers inspected the rails for damage and the small huts were used for overnight accommodation.

(Shire of Harvey 1895-1995: Proud to be 100 p.26)