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Tag Archives: Wingham

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Stephen Hopkins: Ex A.I.F.

PeopleBy Janine RobertsNovember 8, 2022

In society there are always people who fall through the cracks – one such was Stephen Hopkins…

Lincoln Brick Works, Wingham

Artefacts, BuildingsBy Janine RobertsMay 10, 2022

When travelling between Wingham and Taree it is hard to miss the landmark brick chimneys of the Lincoln Brick Works…

Wingham’s first stationmaster

Buildings, PeopleBy Janine RobertsFebruary 25, 2022

The Wingham Stationmaster’s house is one of those rare survivors that has thus far escaped demolition. Although it has seen better days, a community drive is underway to save the 1911 cottage…

Richard Green: Why did he do it?

PeopleBy Janine RobertsSeptember 5, 2021

It is not clear why Dick enlisted under his mother’s maiden name. She died in 1911 when he was just 13 years old…

Miss Vera Abbott’s Cricket Team

Events, PeopleBy Janine RobertsJuly 12, 2021

In 1933, Miss Vera Abbott was Wingham’s candidate for the Upper Manning Agricultural and Horticultural Association’s Popular Girl Competition…

Harry Combo: The Valley’s Greatest Showman

PeopleBy Janine RobertsJune 29, 2021

At the age of 42, buck-jumping champion Harry Combo from Dingo Creek, was considered the “old man” as he took centre stage at the 1920 Wingham Show. With the grandstand full to overflowing…

Christina ‘Ruth’ Gardiner

PeopleBy Janine RobertsApril 26, 2021

Christina ‘Ruth’ Cameron was born 31 March 1909 at Wingham to Alexander and Agnes Cameron and is believed to have been the first baby born at Nurse Cameron’s Private Hospital…

When John Gardiner met Ruth Cameron…

PeopleBy Janine RobertsApril 23, 2021

They spoke for seven years before they met face to face. Mervyn Machin decided to play matchmaker and reportedly said to John who had a reputation for being a man of few words…

John Gardiner, MC

PeopleBy Janine RobertsApril 23, 2021

John Gardiner was born near Glasgow, Scotland in 1894. At age 17 he enlisted in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) as part of the Territorial Forces. With the start of WWI…

22 Canget Street, Wingham: A women’s affair

BuildingsBy Janine RobertsFebruary 12, 2021

During an era when most women did not have control over their finances, this house represents a diversion from that norm…

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