“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…
Violet Isobel Jobson: 1912-1934
On the morning of 12 April 1934, Violet Jobson, a young waitress at the Harrington Hotel, started her shift about 6.30am, but was too ill to work…
The Harrington Maritime Pilot Station
The Manning River is the only double delta river in the southern hemisphere with one entrance at Harrington and the other at Old Bar. Harrington has long been the river’s gateway, but its treacherous bar has been the ruin of many ships. From as early as 1824 vessels have come to complete ruin at Harrington.…