Fire in Victoria Street, Taree, 1905
Shortly before 7 pm on 29 November 1905, fire broke out in Victoria Street, Taree. It started in a small room at Donnelly’s Red Colonnade Store…
Arthur William Mackenzie Mowle – Architect and Dairy Cattle Enthusiast
Arthur was born at Bondi on 27 October 1894, the eldest son of William Stewart Mowle and grandson of Mr A K Mackenzie of “Boonara”, Bondi…
Camphor Laurel Trees, Albert Street, Taree
In the early twentieth century, the planting of street trees for town beautification was strongly advocated…
32 Eric Street, Taree
32 Eric Street, Taree is a modest, yet eminently practical residential development, which has stood the test of time…
The McAskill Murders, Booral Wharf
In January 1878, the Booral Wharf store was alight and there was no sign of the wharfinger Alan McAskill or his wife Mary…
Alice Ann Withycombe – an exemplary seamstress
A finely carved headstone in Woola Cemetery, near Taree, marks the final resting place of Alice Ann Withycombe…
Ladies’ Old Bar Surf Club
In September 1930, a proposal to form a Ladies’ Surf Bathing Club at Old Bar in conjunction with the Old Bar Surf Club was eagerly adopted and five weeks later the club house was complete…
Fotheringham’s Hotel, Taree
Fotheringham’s Hotel (affectionately called Fog’s) in Victoria Street, Taree started out as the Commercial Hotel and was owned by John Keats, then Alfred McCartney…
Taree’s Volunteer Air Observers Corps
Tom Dyball was not only science master at Taree High School during World War II, he was Zone Commandant of the Volunteer Air Observers Corps (VAOC) in Taree…
Nigel Kennedy and Fotheringham’s Hotel Taree
Nigel Kennedy is an English violinist, famous for bringing classical music to the masses when he sold over two million copies of his above album in 1989. But did you know of his connection to Taree?