The Exchange Hotel, 154 Victoria Street, Taree
A new brick hotel, constructed by local contractor H W Alcorn, was built on the corner of Victoria and Manning Street opposite Clerke’s butcher shop…
David Stirling Sharpe: Surveyor
David Stirling Sharpe was a land surveyor who worked for many years in the Manning region…
Eliza and George Stevens’ Daughters
Dyers Crossing pioneers, Eliza and George Stevens, had nine children. Below are brief details of the lives of their four daughters…
Eliza and George Stevens’ Sons
Dyers Crossing pioneers, Eliza and George Stevens, had nine children. Below are brief details of three of their five sons…
Peters Factory, Railway Parade, Chatham
The Peters group of companies was founded by American born Frederick Peters who, in 1907, saw an opening in the Australian market for ice-cream, which was not then commonly available…
The joy and tragedy of young Michael Dunn
Late in the afternoon on Thursday 23 July 1953 a four year old Taree boy, Michael Dunn, was reported missing at Coomba Park (Wallis Lake)…
Graham Barclay: Water ski champion
As a young man, Graham Barclay played professional rugby league football before a serious knee injury ended his career…
Fred Williams: Father of Australian waterskiing
As the grandson of Captain Peter Williams and son of Frederick Williams, Forster marine engineer, it is no surprise that Fred Williams has had a lifetime’s association with water…
Henry Woodward, Oyster Merchant
Henry Woodward has been called ‘Father of Australia’s oyster industry’ after he was granted the first ever oyster lease in 1884. The lease was No. 41 in Breckenridge Channel, Wallis Lake – just off Little Street, Forster…
Wesley Chambers, 146 Victoria Street, Taree
For two separate Councils to occupy premises in the same regional town is not unheard of, but to occupy space just across the hallway in the same building … now that is unusual…