Daphne Cross (nee Trotter) – A caring mother and outstanding teacher
Daphne Trotter was born at Pampoolah to Clarence and Victoria Trotter, a descendant of Manning River pioneers Thomas and Mary Trotter…
Kerewong Estate
In 1906 the NSW Government passed legislation to enable the construction of a railway connection from Maitland to South Grafton. Many owners of large land holdings along the route saw this as an incentive to subdivide their property…
Olaf Harris – a quiet achiever
Olaf Harris was a younger brother of the well-known children’s illustrator and author, Pixie O’Harris. He executed seven of the twenty-five paintings…
Old Bar Public School
In November 2019, Old Bar Public School celebrated the completion of their new building. As students proudly showed off their modern learning place…
From the Manning to Majdanek
I never did meet Max although he was known to my parents. Max was often discounted as “odd” but after reading what he endured during WWII I understand why – it was horrific…
Our Manning River: Industrial Heritage of Brown’s Creek (Crooked Creek), Taree
The creek has a long industrial history with ties to quarrying, railways and shipbuilding to name a few…
Our Manning River: Transformation of Brown’s Creek (Crooked Creek), Taree
It’s heartening to see that waterways once used as dumping-grounds are now valued by the community and restored to places of beauty and ecological health…
Our Manning River: 1978 Flood
Midday, Monday 20 March 1978 the Manning River at Taree hit a flood peak level of 5.45m just 15cms below the record flood of 1929…
Our Manning River: Manning River Rowing Club
The Manning River Estuary is much-loved as a place for recreation, which in turn brings the ecology of the river alive to boating enthusiasts and promotes health and well-being…
Lone shark fatality in Manning River
The Manning River’s only recorded shark fatality occurred in 1863 of seventeen year old James Brown. It was a hot January evening…