William Baird
This photograph from the 1960s shows the headstone of William Baird at the Angel Close Historic Cemetery in Forster. William Baird was born in 1851 in Sydney…
Alfred Basham and Jane Middlemiss
In the Angel Close Historic Cemetery at Forster lies the remains of Alfred Basham and Jane Middlemiss. While these two youths were not related nor did they die together they were nevertheless connected…
Joseph and Ada Tolhurst
Joseph Tolhurst and his sister Ada share a gravestone in a small park at the end of Angel Close, Forster. Joseph was just 18 years old when he was killed at the Breckenridge Sawmills…
Josiah Miles
In 1885, Josiah and his brother Thomas took over the Forster sawmill and shipbuilding yard which fronted Wallis Lake…
John Wylie Breckenridge: The Laird of Failford
John Wylie Breckenridge (1846-1917) was the eldest son of John Wylie Paton Breckenridge of Forster…
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…
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…
Forster Ocean Baths and Casino
The Forster Ocean Baths opened on 20 December 1935 with an official ceremony conducted on 18 January 1936. The baths and buildings were designed by…
Cape Hawke Memorial Hospital
After WWII, the population of Forster-Tuncurry had almost doubled and there was a growing need for a local hospital…
Warren ‘George’ Perkins, OAM
Warren ‘George’ Perkins was born 25 November 1927 and would become a highly respected builder, sportsman and community leader in Forster…