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Monthly Archives: May 2020

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9 Smith Street, Taree

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsMay 26, 2020

The land on which the heritage-listed brick house at 9 Smith Street is situated, was part of the Taree West End Estate granted to William Wynter in June 1839…

41 Florence Street, Taree

Buildings, PeopleBy Janine RobertsMay 17, 2020

I have always admired the lovely house that sits on the corner of Florence and Wynter Streets, Taree. The property was part of the original Taree estate granted to William Wynter in 1834…

Mysterious Suicide in Taree Park

EventsBy Janine RobertsMay 15, 2020

On the afternoon of Wednesday 9 May 1923, a tragedy unfolded in Taree Park. A visitor, Phillip William Osborne, committed suicide by ingesting strychnine…

Taree Old Bar Surf Life Saving Club

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsMay 11, 2020

On New Year’s Day 1928 a meeting was held to discuss the formation of a surf club at Old Bar. A week earlier on Boxing Day there had been almost 4000 beachgoers…

Jeanette Elphick aka Victoria Shaw: Model turned Actress

PeopleBy Janine RobertsMay 6, 2020

In 1985, Hollywood actress Victoria Shaw returned to Australia in failing health to live with her sister Margaret McDonell at 37 River Street, Taree…

Emmeline Ann Everingham – a right to vote

Artefacts, PeopleBy Janine RobertsMay 5, 2020

In the Port Macquarie Museum is an ‘Elector’s Right Residential Qualification’ for Emmeline Ann Everingham. In 1902 the Australian Parliament passed the Commonwealth Franchise Act giving women over the age of 21 the right to vote…

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