12 Alban Street, Taree
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
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
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
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
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)
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?
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
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
This building is a rare survivor. A purpose-built dental surgery, constructed for Cuth Haddan in 1938…
Driving Miss Maisie…Philp
Maisie started work on the Forster-Tuncurry-Taree bus service owned by Brien Ivens as the conductress in 1941…