In 1924, four Soars brothers—Albert, George, William and John—joined with brothers Chas, Tom and Ike Ellis and their brother-in-law Les Parish to form the informal Gloucester Motorcycle Club. The young men, all in their late teens and early twenties…
Lola Ralph was a gifted pianist and vocalist. Growing up in Taree, she caught the eye of the former Ella Caspers (Mrs Maloney)…
Tucked away at the end of the Taree Railway Station’s platform is a memorial dedicated to Bernie O’Neill…
In 1851, a Presbyterian Denominational School was operating at Redbank: the schoolmaster was William Small. Robert, one of his sons, was born in 1859…
James was born in Dorset, England in 1811 and entered the East India Company in 1828. A decade later he left the company and sailed to Australia – a country he was destined to never leave…
The boat ramp near the Manning River Rowing Club leads to the location of Taree’s first public baths formed in 1902. It was called the Shallow Island Baths…
In 1906, immigrants Alice and Edward McCreery Shea Hill moved to Wingham where they opened a business next to the Australian Hotel…
In September 1837, Captain William Terry of the whaling brig Tigress informed passing ships that he was seriously ill and intended to dock at Carrington, Port Stephens…
Robert Greenwood and his family enjoyed a comfortable life in New Zealand – that is until he was bankrupted in 1886. It was then that the musical talents of his wife and children saved the day…
When WWI began in 1914, the Defence Act 1903 prevented First Nations people from enlisting. But as the war went on and losses mounted, restrictions eased…