Old Bar Christmas Tree
Old Bar’s Christmas Tree has quietly grown over the past 40 years despite its neglect…
Boyce Street, Taree
In 1909 the Trustees of Taree Estate further subdivided land bounded by Wynter, Florence, Stevenson and Victoria Streets. The survey, carried out…
The Robert Burns Inn, Tinonee
On New Year’s Eve 1855, Scottish siblings William and Flora McKinnon and Flora’s husband William Wilkes sang ‘Auld Lang Syne’ in a wooden building located at the corner of Manchester and Winter Streets, Tinonee…
Marlee-Bobin Ghost
In November 1903, several Marlee-Bobin residents reported contact with a supernatural being at Marlee Cemetery. The apparition was in leg-irons and they could hear the clatter of chains as the ghost crossed the road. The residents…
Italian POWs in the MidCoast
Many have heard about the 30,000 Australians who were held overseas as prisoners of war (POWs) during WW2, but what is known of the international POWs held here in the MidCoast?…
Crowdy Head Lightkeeper’s Cottage
Beside the Crowdy Head Lighthouse are the remains of the lightkeeper’s cottage. William John Smith, a Taree contractor, began building the lighthouse and dwelling in 1878…
Heber Going Loten
Heber Going Loten is buried in Taree Estate Private Cemetery. He claimed a family connection to Dutchman Joan (John) Gideon Loten…
First divine service on Barrington Tops
To a congregation of 15 scientists and a dog, Rev W Cochrane conducted the first divine service ever held on the Barrington Tops on 25 January 1925…
Wingham’s Canary Island Date Palms
Rows of Canary Island date palms (Phoenix canierensis) grace Bent Street, Central Park and the corner of Isabella and Wynter Streets in Wingham…
West End Estate, Taree
The town of Taree came into being when Henry Flett subdivided part of his extensive landholding in 1854. It developed into the largest urban settlement in the Manning Valley…