William Green’s disappearing act
Family stories say that the marriage between William and Laurell became unstable. One sad tale describes Laurell stripping naked…
William Johnson: a marked man
Many convicts transported to Australia in the nineteenth century bore tattoos. These marks were recorded along with other physical characteristics…
Kevin Gilbert: activist, artist, author, playwright and poet
Kevin Gilbert was born in Wiradjuri country near Condoblin in 1933. While in prison for murder he asked for books on…
Archaeological dig at Taree Police Station
In December 2018 an archaeological excavation began at the site of the Taree Police Station. The dig uncovered the remains of four cesspits…
“Coast Town” – A Prizewinning Film
In 1939 the Society invited entries to find the best 16mm film made in Australia and which referenced Australian life or history. This was the first national…
Richard Green: Why did he do it?
It is not clear why Dick enlisted under his mother’s maiden name. She died in 1911 when he was just 13 years old…
‘Coneac George’ Gorton
George Gorton was born at Bundabah in 1834. From the age of 28 he managed ‘Tibbuc’ Station on the Upper Manning…
Edwin May: Gloucester’s first police constable
Edwin Erskine May joined the mounted police force in 1877 and was stationed at Dungog as a constable. The nearby town of Copeland, then known as Back Creek…
19 River Street, Taree
For nearly a century this beautiful timber house at 19 River Street, Taree has overlooked the Manning River. Florence Emma Billingham…
The mysterious wedding photo
This wedding photo, stored at the Batemans Bay Heritage Museum, was donated by the Dunne Family and is described as a 1920s wedding…