Charles Poole: a “gentleman” prisoner
Charles Poole, did not fit the usual profile of a transported convict…
Daralea Nursery and Florist
In 1931 Minnie Elizabeth Lee started a nursery, confectionary, florist and seed shop at 134 Victoria Street, Taree called “Lee’s Nursery”…
The Dun family of Hillside Dairy, Cape Hawke
In 1925 Thomas bought a dairy farm situated on Minor Road which is now called Cape Hawke Road, Forster…
Francis McNamara aka “Frank the Poet”
A poem entitled “A Convict’s Tour to Hell” was composed by Frank McNamara in 1839. It has been said that it draws inspiration from Dante’s “Purgatory”…
William Green’s disappearing act
Family stories say that the marriage between William and Laurell became unstable. One sad tale describes Laurell stripping naked…