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Author Archives: Janine Roberts

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North Arm Cove – the city that never was

PlacesBy Janine RobertsJune 18, 2021

Most Australians would be familiar with the name of Walter Burley Griffin as the architect of the nation’s capital, Canberra. Lesser known is another scheme designed by him…

Joseph De Lore

PeopleBy Janine RobertsJune 4, 2021

The tattoos of this young romantic, Joseph De Lore (Dolleur), were recorded when he was arrested in Montreal, Canada in 1837 for housebreaking…

Nurse Jane Mayers

People, PlacesBy Janine RobertsJune 4, 2021

At the age of 16 Jane De Lore married Joseph Mayers of Mayer’s Flat, Bungwahl, riding 30 miles on horseback to Maitland to be married…

“Malvern” 120 Manning Street, Taree

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsJune 3, 2021

Ray Hurst has been a long time resident of 120 Manning Street, Taree and was interested in the history of this old house. Here is what we found…

Granny Rennie

People, PlacesBy Janine RobertsJune 3, 2021

In 1852 on the ship “Argyle”, Mary Keleher aged 19 left her native County Clare, Ireland to become one of the first assisted immigrants to arrive directly into Moreton Bay (Brisbane), Qld…

Early settlement at Bulahdelah

PlacesBy Janine RobertsMay 24, 2021

On 29 September 1856 land throughout NSW was offered for sale by public auction at upset prices, including country lots at “Bullah Delah” for £1 per acre…

Adolph and Charlotte Ohma

PeopleBy Janine RobertsMay 7, 2021

Adolph Ohma was born in 1892 in Sydney to an Australian mother and Norwegian father. As a young man Dolph left Sydney on a steamer to work at Wright’s shipyard, Tuncurry…

Formation of the QUOTA Club of Taree

EventsBy Janine RobertsMay 7, 2021

On Friday night the 20th August 1947 a meeting was called in the CWA rooms to form a Quota Club of Taree…

Christina ‘Ruth’ Gardiner

PeopleBy Janine RobertsApril 26, 2021

Christina ‘Ruth’ Cameron was born 31 March 1909 at Wingham to Alexander and Agnes Cameron and is believed to have been the first baby born at Nurse Cameron’s Private Hospital…

When John Gardiner met Ruth Cameron…

PeopleBy Janine RobertsApril 23, 2021

They spoke for seven years before they met face to face. Mervyn Machin decided to play matchmaker and reportedly said to John who had a reputation for being a man of few words…

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