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12 Alban Street, Taree

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsMarch 11, 2021

12 Alban Street, Taree sits on traditional Birrbay land which later became part of the 2560 acres granted to William Wynter in 1839…

Josiah Miles

PeopleBy Janine RobertsMarch 4, 2021

In 1885, Josiah and his brother Thomas took over the Forster sawmill and shipbuilding yard which fronted Wallis Lake…

John Wylie Breckenridge: The Laird of Failford

PeopleBy Janine RobertsMarch 4, 2021

John Wylie Breckenridge (1846-1917) was the eldest son of John Wylie Paton Breckenridge of Forster…

SS Urana

Artefacts, EventsBy Janine RobertsFebruary 24, 2021

The Urana proved a saviour for the crew of the Palm Beach Surf Life Saving boat in February 1926 when…

Percy Sotheron: The Sailor and the Siren

PeopleBy Janine RobertsFebruary 24, 2021

On the evening of St Patrick’s Day 1884, Percy, a seaman from the “Renard” was approached by a young woman in King Street, Sydney…

John Wylie Paton Breckenridge

PeopleBy Janine RobertsFebruary 17, 2021

John Wylie Paton Breckenridge Senior (1818–1899) emigrated from Scotland with his wife Lilias Reid (1826–1870) and two children John Wylie Junior and Agnes on board the “Nimroud” in 1859…

William Archibald Ambrose Bryan

PeopleBy Janine RobertsFebruary 17, 2021

William Archibald Ambrose Bryan known as “Ambrose” was born in Taree in 1890. Ambrose worked as a motor driver in his younger years before enlisting with the AIF in WWI…

22 Canget Street, Wingham: A women’s affair

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsFebruary 12, 2021

During an era when most women did not have control over their finances, this house represents a diversion from that norm…

A Life on the Ocean Waves: Hugh McColl McCrindle

PeopleBy Janine RobertsFebruary 9, 2021

In the 19th century, the Scottish city of Glasgow was a centre of shipbuilding. It was here, in 1880, that Hugh McColl McCrindle was born…

Bushman

PeopleBy Janine RobertsFebruary 2, 2021

After the war, Mervyn and his family moved back to the Wallamba where he cut fence posts, palings and firewood for use by guesthouses, bakeries and the slaughterhouse…

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