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12 Alban Street, Taree

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsMarch 11, 2021

12 Alban Street, Taree sits on traditional Birrbay land which later became part of the 2560 acres granted to William Wynter in 1839…

Cynthia Chapman 1921-2006

PeopleBy Janine RobertsDecember 21, 2020

Born in 1921, Cynthia was the first daughter of Albert and Maud Chapman of Chapman Island. She was a demure, softly spoken girl who was her father’s pride and joy…

Hector Haden

Buildings, CommerceBy Janine RobertsDecember 18, 2020

Hector Haden was born in Liverpool, Sydney in 1894 and moved to Forster with his family when his father was appointed engineer of the Dredge Forster…

The Mustard Gas Men: Ross Ashley Bryan

Artefacts, Events, PeopleBy Janine RobertsDecember 8, 2020

A photograph of a carved rock inscription outside a disused railway tunnel reveals a Taree man’s involvement in a top secret operation in WWII…

Harold Robert McCormick

PeopleBy Janine RobertsNovember 5, 2020

Harold Robert McCormick was born in Taree on 3 October 1911 to parents Robert and Margaret. After school he went to Rotorua, New Zealand…

Dr Joan Margaret Redshaw, AM (1921-1994)

PeopleBy Janine RobertsOctober 19, 2020

Joan Margaret Redshaw was born in Sydney in 1921 and studied medicine at the University of Sydney where she graduated with honours…

Who Killed Dot Everett?

EventsBy Janine RobertsOctober 19, 2020

On the morning of Sunday 28 November 1937, the body of “Dot” Everett was found in the grounds of the Broughton Church of England Boys’ School in Newcastle…

Gerard H B McDonell – Award Winning Architect

PeopleBy Janine RobertsOctober 19, 2020

Gerard H B McDonell, born in 1908 at Cundle Plains, was the fifth son of John Joseph and Emily Mary McDonell (née Bussell)…

1 Manning Street, Taree

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsOctober 19, 2020

This building is a rare survivor. A purpose-built dental surgery, constructed for Cuth Haddan in 1938…

Driving Miss Maisie…Philp

PeopleBy Janine RobertsOctober 3, 2020

Maisie started work on the Forster-Tuncurry-Taree bus service owned by Brien Ivens as the conductress in 1941…

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