Tragedy Strikes Dumaresq Island
Speedboats from the festival swarmed the island as the plane continued to burn. Eric Henshaw and John Paine were among them. They scrambled up the bank…
William Boles and James Henry Bolster: a tale of two architects
The long-awaited Manning River District Hospital was designed by Sydney architects, Bolster and Hotson. In December 1888, James Bolster visited Taree…
Dorothea Amelia Field “Dot”
Dot loved to wear a floral dress, print apron and pink bedroom slippers. She had little schooling, married young and worked hard to support her three daughters…
Clarence Bignell Towers “Clarrie”
For over 80 years Clarence Bignell Towers, “Clarrie”, was a well-loved figure in Harrington and surrounds. He was born in 1893…