Lionel Stephen Whitbread
Lionel Stephen Whitbread was born in 1885 and lived his early life at Sidebottom (Koorainghat). Son of Taree town clerk and school teacher mother, Lionel was known for his integrity and honesty…
Just a child: Private John Lancelot Andrews
John Lancelot Andrews enlisted in December 1916 to fight with the Australian Imperial Forces in World War 1. Within three months he was a private in the Lewis Machine Gun Section of the 54th Battalion and encamped in England…
Nurse Avery’s Private Hospital, Tea Gardens
In 1927, Mabel Avery completed her training in Midwifery in Sydney before opening a private hospital in the large house called ‘Glengarry’, Myall Street, Tea Gardens…
Geoffrey Blake Hammond
Geoffrey Blake Hammond was born 1898, Wingham and served in WW1. He was granted land under the Returned Soldiers Settlement Act of 1916…
Private Willie Alway
When you find a personalised photo in your Aunt’s collection from someone you have never heard of before, your curiosity can’t help but get the better of you…
H. Nelson & Sons
Herman Nelson, a carpenter was born in Kempsey. The family left their general store in St. Ives and travelled by horse and cart to Taree in 1923…
My Backyard in Tea Gardens
My backyard in Witt Street, Tea Gardens is a place I remember well back in the 40s…
How ‘Poitrel’ brought a touch of glamour to Taree
Poitrel was a chestnut stallion, a racehorse, best known as the 1920 winner of the Melbourne Cup…
Premonition at the Australian Hotel
Mr Cregg, a well-known tea traveller, spent the night at Wingham’s Australian Hotel on Friday the 8 November 1901 where he had a vivid dream…
Rare wooden grave marker
This rare example of a legible wooden grave marker was found behind a shed at the Great Lakes Museum in 2014. It once marked the grave of 14 year old Joseph Edwin Hadley…