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Alfred Cavalchini: Baker, Confectioner and Photographer

PeopleBy Janine RobertsNovember 9, 2018

Italian born Alfred Cavalchini arrived in Sydney at the age of 16 in 1900. During World War I, Cavalchini took photographic portraits of young men as they headed to war in their uniforms…

Hector Holmes Service No. 3555 – POW

PeopleBy Janine RobertsNovember 9, 2018

In November 1917, in the midst of the Great War, newspapers nationwide carried the heartening news of two Australian escapees from a German prison camp. One of these combatants was Hector Holmes…

Private Maynard Basham, Tinonee

PeopleBy Janine RobertsNovember 9, 2018

Of the 19 Tinonee men who enlisted in WW1, 12 were killed in action. Two of these men were awarded the Military Medal, one of those was Private Maynard Basham…

Record-breaking cricket partnership

Events, PeopleBy Janine RobertsNovember 8, 2018

This is the story of two close friends who on the 9th March 1940 made cricket history…

Lionel Stephen Whitbread

PeopleBy Janine RobertsNovember 8, 2018

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

PeopleBy Janine RobertsNovember 8, 2018

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

PeopleBy Janine RobertsNovember 8, 2018

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

Buildings, PeopleBy Janine RobertsNovember 7, 2018

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

PeopleBy Janine RobertsNovember 7, 2018

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

CommerceBy Janine RobertsNovember 7, 2018

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…

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