Richard Stoddart – buried far from home
Richard Stoddart did not die a lonely death. He was surrounded by friends, with, presumably, no thought that his life was about to be cut short…
Alice Ann Withycombe – an exemplary seamstress
A finely carved headstone in Woola Cemetery, near Taree, marks the final resting place of Alice Ann Withycombe…
Edward Langley (Teddy) Whitbread
Edward Langley Whitbread is buried in Woola Cemetery on the outskirts of Taree. The headstone describes his death on the 12th February 1909 as accidental. Look a little closer and you may be able to make out a jockey’s cap and crop incised into the stone. A local lad, Teddy Whitbread was born in 1888 and…