The Famous “All Blacks” visit Taree
In 1920 the New Zealand rugby union team, the “All Blacks” undertook a promotional tour of Australia in order to raise the profile of rugby union…
Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills
These little amber bottles, discovered in the mudbanks of the Wallamba River, were once found in most Australian households particularly from the late 1890s to 1940s…
Old Bar Recreation Reserve and Pavilion
The first pavilion on Old Bar Recreation Reserve was built in 1887 to provide refreshments and shelter to beachgoers…
Mudlarking in the Wallamba River
For decades Graham Boyd dived along the riverbanks of the Wallamba River searching for artefacts…
Rushby Casino
Vic Rushby had a secret. During the week he was the ‘mild-mannered’ manager of Rushby Shoes, while on the weekend he unleashed his superhero powers on Old Bar…
35 Victoria Street, Taree
As the township of Taree continued to expand in 1912, the land at Section 82 along Victoria Street was offered for sale…
The Columbian Café – a glimpse of Taree in the Great Depression
In 1931 John Foster opened a new business, the Columbian Café and Accommodation House, in Victoria Street, Taree…
Tales from Old Bar Airstrip “Mystery Island”
In September 1936, Australian film star Brian Abbott, leading lady Jean Laidley and a crew of 30 set off for Lord Howe Island on the SS Morinda to film the movie ‘Mystery Island’…
Old Bar Airstrip
Nancy-Bird Walton, Jean Batten, Captain Charles Ulm, Captain Les Holden – the list of pilots who used the Old Bar Airstrip is a who’s who of aviation pioneers…
The Bridge Service Station, Cnr Victoria and Commerce Streets, Taree
In the early 1920s Russian born John Kusnetzoff and his family arrived in Queensland. He later moved to NSW and joined the staff at Sanders Dairy…