Married in a Military Hospital
A corporal on the ‘seriously ill’ list married his fiancé Sister Elsie ‘Billie’ Heyne in the Yaralla Military Hospital, Sydney on 30 June 1942…
Wingham Wharf
The remnants of the Wingham Wharf have witnessed nearly 190 years of activity. Apart from stories of the timber and shipping industries, there are tales of celebration, sadness and madness. Read on…
Not all wartime tragedies happen on the battlefield
On the Bulga Plateau, in the Wingham hinterland, a small number of blocks were set aside for selection by returned service personnel after their repatriation following World War I…
The Blue Cross – Taree landmark
The Blue Cross atop the tower of St John’s Anglican Church in Victoria Street has long been prominent on the Taree skyline…
Waukivory Community Hall
In 1903 The Gloucester Estate Ltd purchased a large tract of land from the Australian Agricultural Company and embarked on a programme of staged subdivision…
Gloucester Advocate
The Gloucester Advocate newspaper was founded by Frank Townshend who released the first issue 8 July 1905…
The Changing Fortunes of Algar and Cath Bunyard
A headstone in Wingham Cemetery marks the final resting place of Algar Bunyard. He died in Taree on 22 July 1910 of cirrhosis of the liver, aged 47 years…
Former Union Church, Craven
The village of Craven was settled in the early years of the twentieth century. For many years there was no church in the village…
Library and Visitor Information Centre, Gloucester
In 1937 George Harold Matthewson, a well-known stock and station auctioneer in Gloucester, built new premises for his next venture – a car and farm machinery sales centre…
Timber Building, Taree Park
This building was purchased in 1985 by the fledgling 2BOB Radio. The purchase price was $2,000 with a small annual lease payment to NSW Department of Lands…