Miss Gertrude Richardson: Taree’s first female mayor
At a meeting on 15 December 1947, Miss Richardson was elected Mayor of Taree Municipal Council…
At a meeting on 15 December 1947, Miss Richardson was elected Mayor of Taree Municipal Council…
Between 1903 and 1906, William Wrigley bought 5 lots of land on the corner of River and Commerce Streets, Taree. William was a builder and carpenter and after completing his apprenticeship in Sydney he went to South Africa where the building trade was flourishing. He returned to Australia in 1898 and spent the next 44 years…
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