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Monthly Archives: January 2019

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Harry Bennett Park, Taree

PlacesBy Janine RobertsJanuary 28, 2019

Harry Bennett Park is located off River Street, Taree on the Manning riverfront, visible to all who cross the Martin Bridge…

The Exchange Hotel, 154 Victoria Street, Taree

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsJanuary 28, 2019

A new brick hotel, constructed by local contractor H W Alcorn, was built on the corner of Victoria and Manning Street opposite Clerke’s butcher shop…

David Stirling Sharpe: Surveyor

PeopleBy Janine RobertsJanuary 28, 2019

David Stirling Sharpe was a land surveyor who worked for many years in the Manning region…

Eliza and George Stevens’ Daughters

PeopleBy Janine RobertsJanuary 28, 2019

Dyers Crossing pioneers, Eliza and George Stevens, had nine children. Below are brief details of the lives of their four daughters…

Eliza and George Stevens’ Sons

PeopleBy Janine RobertsJanuary 28, 2019

Dyers Crossing pioneers, Eliza and George Stevens, had nine children. Below are brief details of three of their five sons…

Peters Factory, Railway Parade, Chatham

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsJanuary 20, 2019

The Peters group of companies was founded by American born Frederick Peters who, in 1907, saw an opening in the Australian market for ice-cream, which was not then commonly available…

The joy and tragedy of young Michael Dunn

EventsBy Janine RobertsJanuary 19, 2019

Late in the afternoon on Thursday 23 July 1953 a four year old Taree boy, Michael Dunn, was reported missing at Coomba Park (Wallis Lake)…

Graham Barclay: Water ski champion

PeopleBy Janine RobertsJanuary 19, 2019

As a young man, Graham Barclay played professional rugby league football before a serious knee injury ended his career…

Fred Williams: Father of Australian waterskiing

PeopleBy Janine RobertsJanuary 19, 2019

As the grandson of Captain Peter Williams and son of Frederick Williams, Forster marine engineer, it is no surprise that Fred Williams has had a lifetime’s association with water…

Henry Woodward, Oyster Merchant

PeopleBy Janine RobertsJanuary 15, 2019

Henry Woodward has been called ‘Father of Australia’s oyster industry’ after he was granted the first ever oyster lease in 1884. The lease was No. 41 in Breckenridge Channel, Wallis Lake – just off Little Street, Forster…

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