John Wylie Breckenridge: The Laird of Failford
John Wylie Breckenridge (1846-1917) was the eldest son of John Wylie Paton Breckenridge of Forster…
SS Urana
The Urana proved a saviour for the crew of the Palm Beach Surf Life Saving boat in February 1926 when…
Percy Sotheron: The Sailor and the Siren
On the evening of St Patrick’s Day 1884, Percy, a seaman from the “Renard” was approached by a young woman in King Street, Sydney…
John Wylie Paton Breckenridge
John Wylie Paton Breckenridge Senior (1818–1899) emigrated from Scotland with his wife Lilias Reid (1826–1870) and two children John Wylie Junior and Agnes on board the “Nimroud” in 1859…
William Archibald Ambrose Bryan
William Archibald Ambrose Bryan known as “Ambrose” was born in Taree in 1890. Ambrose worked as a motor driver in his younger years before enlisting with the AIF in WWI…
22 Canget Street, Wingham: A women’s affair
During an era when most women did not have control over their finances, this house represents a diversion from that norm…
A Life on the Ocean Waves: Hugh McColl McCrindle
In the 19th century, the Scottish city of Glasgow was a centre of shipbuilding. It was here, in 1880, that Hugh McColl McCrindle was born…
Bushman
After the war, Mervyn and his family moved back to the Wallamba where he cut fence posts, palings and firewood for use by guesthouses, bakeries and the slaughterhouse…
Coopernook Bridge
The Lansdowne River, which passes through Coopernook, was a major service route for steamers moving between the Manning River and Lansdowne. In June 1885 the first Coopernook Bridge opened…
Early Tourism in Forster Tuncurry
During the early years of tourism young people in station wagons loaded with surf boards arrived in Forster. They slept in their cars or on the beaches…