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“Mimosa” 25 Edinburgh Drive, Taree

Buildings, PeopleBy Janine RobertsJuly 2, 2020

“Mimosa” is a beautiful brick home built in 1920 and brings together two of Taree’s most industrious people from the turn of the 20th century…

The Famous “All Blacks” visit Taree

EventsBy Janine RobertsJuly 2, 2020

In 1920 the New Zealand rugby union team, the “All Blacks” undertook a promotional tour of Australia in order to raise the profile of rugby union…

Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills

Artefacts, BuildingsBy Janine RobertsJuly 2, 2020

These little amber bottles, discovered in the mudbanks of the Wallamba River, were once found in most Australian households particularly from the late 1890s to 1940s…

Old Bar Recreation Reserve and Pavilion

PlacesBy Janine RobertsJune 30, 2020

The first pavilion on Old Bar Recreation Reserve was built in 1887 to provide refreshments and shelter to beachgoers…

Mudlarking in the Wallamba River

ArtefactsBy Janine RobertsJune 26, 2020

For decades Graham Boyd dived along the riverbanks of the Wallamba River searching for artefacts…

Rushby Casino

Buildings, PeopleBy Janine RobertsJune 17, 2020

Vic Rushby had a secret. During the week he was the ‘mild-mannered’ manager of Rushby Shoes, while on the weekend he unleashed his superhero powers on Old Bar…

35 Victoria Street, Taree

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsJune 15, 2020

As the township of Taree continued to expand in 1912, the land at Section 82 along Victoria Street was offered for sale…

The Columbian Café – a glimpse of Taree in the Great Depression

Buildings, CommerceBy Janine RobertsJune 14, 2020

In 1931 John Foster opened a new business, the Columbian Café and Accommodation House, in Victoria Street, Taree…

Tales from Old Bar Airstrip “Mystery Island”

Events, PlacesBy Janine RobertsJune 13, 2020

In September 1936, Australian film star Brian Abbott, leading lady Jean Laidley and a crew of 30 set off for Lord Howe Island on the SS Morinda to film the movie ‘Mystery Island’…

Old Bar Airstrip

PlacesBy Janine RobertsJune 11, 2020

Nancy-Bird Walton, Jean Batten, Captain Charles Ulm, Captain Les Holden – the list of pilots who used the Old Bar Airstrip is a who’s who of aviation pioneers…

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