Failford – a name on a map
Failford is a locality set amidst pleasant countryside, but dominated today (2019) by large lot residential subdivisions. Perhaps not historically interesting? But, then again…
‘Bridgecourt’, 9 Commerce Street, Taree
In 1949 Edward Rupert Payten invested the not inconsiderable sum of £11,000 in the construction of a ‘hostel’ on the corner of Albert Lane and Commerce Street…
Louis Debreceny – Entrepreneur
Allen Street, Deb Street, Louis Street, Eric Street, Georges Lane, etc, have you ever wondered about the origin of these Taree street names? Read on to find out…
Married in a Military Hospital
A corporal on the ‘seriously ill’ list married his fiancé Sister Elsie ‘Billie’ Heyne in the Yaralla Military Hospital, Sydney on 30 June 1942…
Wingham Wharf
The remnants of the Wingham Wharf have witnessed nearly 190 years of activity. Apart from stories of the timber and shipping industries, there are tales of celebration, sadness and madness. Read on…
Not all wartime tragedies happen on the battlefield
On the Bulga Plateau, in the Wingham hinterland, a small number of blocks were set aside for selection by returned service personnel after their repatriation following World War I…
The Blue Cross – Taree landmark
The Blue Cross atop the tower of St John’s Anglican Church in Victoria Street has long been prominent on the Taree skyline…
Waukivory Community Hall
In 1903 The Gloucester Estate Ltd purchased a large tract of land from the Australian Agricultural Company and embarked on a programme of staged subdivision…
Gloucester Advocate
The Gloucester Advocate newspaper was founded by Frank Townshend who released the first issue 8 July 1905…
The Changing Fortunes of Algar and Cath Bunyard
A headstone in Wingham Cemetery marks the final resting place of Algar Bunyard. He died in Taree on 22 July 1910 of cirrhosis of the liver, aged 47 years…