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James Bugg: Overseer of Shepherds AACo

People, StoriesBy Janine RobertsOctober 19, 2023

English born James Bugg arrived in Australia as a convict in 1826 and a year later was in the employ of the AACo…

The Edith Margaret Smith Room

StoriesBy Janine RobertsSeptember 21, 2023

The Majestic Theatre was established by baker and picture show enthusiast Albert Augustus Smith in 1926…

Charley Dumas: Australia’s First International Cricket Team

PeopleBy Janine RobertsSeptember 8, 2023

Charley Dumas (Bripmuarrimian) was born in western Victoria and along with 12 other men, takes his place in history as a member of Australia’s first international cricket team…

William Augustus Fay: journalist

Artefacts, CommerceBy Janine RobertsAugust 28, 2023

Of the seven original shareholders of the Northern Champion Printing and Publishing Company Limited registered by David Cowan in 1912, one seems an odd fit…

Picture Perfect: Taree’s Civic Theatre

Buildings, StoriesBy Janine RobertsAugust 18, 2023

While the other buildings down Pulteney Street slept, Taree’s Civic Theatre teemed with life. Its glass doors welcomed patrons into its newly formed entrance hall…

The Northern Champion Newspaper: the first edition

ArtefactsBy Janine RobertsJuly 13, 2023

In 1912, Taree was served by one local newspaper, the Manning River Times. But things were about to change …

Naming of Scotts Creek

PlacesBy Janine RobertsJune 17, 2023

Scotts Creek starts at the junction of the Manning River near Croki and divides Oxley and Mitchells Islands as it snakes to the south channel of the Manning River…

Redbank Cemetery

PlacesBy Janine RobertsJune 17, 2023

By 1863 the growing population of “Manning South”, including Glenthorne, Pampoolah, Sidebottom, Oxley and Mitchells Islands, deemed it necessary…

Mitchells Island Butter Factory

CommerceBy Janine RobertsJune 17, 2023

On Saturday 30 November 1918, hundreds of people gathered at Mitchells Island to witness the opening of the Manning River Cooperative Dairy Company’s butter factory…

Pampoolah Public School

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsJune 17, 2023

It is hard to believe that a forgotten, dirt road terminating at the Manning River was once the hub of a busy, farming community. Redbank Road, Pampoolah used to host a…

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