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Raise a Glass to Moruya’s Pubs!
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Book Talk: Ballara – A Natural History
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Author Talk: The Scotland Letters – Dreams, Hopes, and Struggles
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MDHS Spring Fete – Saturday 5 Oct
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Of Pigs & Whistles – Exhibition on Steamship Navigation
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A Stich in Time – Quilt Raffle
Imagine wrapping yourself in a cozy hand-crafted quilt. Now, you have the chance to own one, while supporting a noble cause. Welcome to our Quilt Raffle! Local artisan Deb Dawson has generously donated 2 of her beautiful handmade quilts for our fundraising raffle. Deb’s quilts are more than just decorative pieces; they’re works of art…
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Family History for Beginners Workshop – Moruya Library
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Moruya Museum Opens with 2 New Exhibitions
The Moruya Museum re-opens today after being closed for many months due to COVID-19. We welcome you back with 2 great new exhibitions – Moruya Stories and Seldom Seen. Don’t miss these exhibitions especially if you’ve been to Mylott’s Bakery, the Fiesta or Emmott’s stores! Moruya Stories showcases fascinating tales about objects and events that…
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National Science Week 2021 – Science in the laundry
How did people make their shirts so bright? Q. In the days when state of the art laundries all featured coppers, mangles and cement tubs, just how did people make those shirts so bright. A. They used an optical brightener – Reckitt’s Starch. The science: Optical brighteners absorb energy from ultra-violet light. This energy ‘pushes’ some…
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EVENT: WHEN WAR CAME TO MORUYA
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ANZAC Day jigsaws
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DIARY OF A PANDEMIC – The Spanish Flu in Moruya
Featured image: Face masks as both function and fashion are part of pandemic responses 100 years apart. The current coronavirus or COVID-!9 pandemic, with its accompanying social isolation, shortages and fear. isn’t the first pandemic to confront Australia’s health systems. The ‘Spanish flu’ pandemic of 1919 emerged at the end of the First World War,…
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Highlights of the Museum
The Museum has a rich collection of artefacts which range in date from pre-European settlement to the modern day. The museum also houses an extensive collection of documents, microfilms and photographs. Many of these objects tell personal stories about people’s lives, places and artefacts. It is these stories that make the objects so interesting. The…
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Inside Our Collection – The Letter Book
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Mardi Gras Mayhem Wrap Up
MARDI GRAS MAYHEM WRAP UP What an incredible exhibition! Visitor numbers and profit are the usual indicators of an event’s success. Mardi Gras Mayhem was certainly successful on both counts. However, perhaps a better measure of the exhibition’s success was the obvious pleasure felt by visitors when looking at photos that brought back so many wonderful…
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Moruya “Wedding” – Mardi Gras, January 1967
Featured Image: A float at the 1967 Mardi Gras Note: This is not a photo of the “wedding”. Moruya “Wedding” – Mardi Gras, January 1967 A “wedding” involving many Moruya personalities took place at the Moruya Mardi Gras in January 1967. The following is a report from “The Moruya Advertiser” of 11thJanuary 1967: The marriage…
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Heroes of the Eurobodalla remembered
The Eurobodalla Shire Council issued the following press release yesterday, 23 April: Heroes of the Eurobodalla remembered A new web-based database showcasing the 500 men and women who enlisted/served in World War One from Eurobodalla is now live. Heroes of the Eurobodalla, created by the Moruya & District Historical Society with support from Eurobodalla Council,…
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Remembrance Day 2017
As part of Remembrance Day 2017, local military enthusiast Gary Traynor led a large and very successful tour of the concrete bunkers built during World War 2 by the RAAF as part of the coastal defence system against Japanese and German invasion. The day began with the Remembrance Day service, moved around to the Remembrance…
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Corsets, Camisoles and Combinations – Moruya Undressed
Come along to the Moruya Museum this Friday evening for the official opening of our exhibition MORUYA UNDRESSED. See our extensive collection of camisoles, combinations (some crotchless) and corsets. If every picture tells a thousand stories, then these undergarments tell many times that number. Garments such as the maternity corset shown below seem like instruments…
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The Wallpapered Manse…if these walls could talk.
Take a glimpse into the history of domestic interiors and artefacts of houses in the Eurobodalla. This wonderful exhibition uses the collection from the historical Presbyterian Manse in Moruya, and MDHS historical collections as a touch-stone to rediscover the domestic life of families in local homes. Peter Freeman, local heritage architect and author , recognised the significance…
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Nerrigundah – Gold, bushrangers, robbery and a shoot out remembered 150 years later
A gold rush, bushrangers, miners, armed hold ups and Chinese joss houses – everything was happening in the bustling 1860s gold rush settlement of Nerrigundah. The population at that time was approximately 1200 people – extremely difficult to imagine now! Saturday’s ceremony and presentation in the now very sleepy and empty Nerrigundah marked the 150th anniversary of…
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Can you help us solve these mysteries?
Part of the real pleasure in mounting our latest exhibition A Land of Flooding Rains has been the crowd-sourcing of information, images and anecdotes about the many floods that have occurred in the Moruya District. This information builds up the collective knowledge of our community and can now be preserved. During the exercise we have come…
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Soldiers of the Eurobodalla
Moruya and District Historical Society is proud to announce the showing of six documentary films detailing the lives of five servicemen and one Nursing Sister from our local region, who served their country during the Great War. These films will be shown on ANZAC DAY 2015 in the Mechanics Institute Hall, Page Street, Moruya, commencing…
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100 Years Ago – 5 December 1914
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1914, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: A RARE CHANCE – The two pilot cottages at the Heads have been placed in the hands of the local Crown Land Agent, Mr. Dixon, as agent for the Resumed Properties Department. Mr. Dixon is…
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Moruya and District AGM Report
The Annual General Meeting of the Moruya and District Historical Society took place on Wednesday, 13 August. As well as the election of committee members for the 2014-2015 year, three resolutions were discussed and voted upon. RESOLUTIONS A .Special Resolution (Proposed Brian Harris/ Seconded Christine Adams) It is proposed that the term of office bearers…
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Scan The Clan – Saturday, 23 August.
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ANZAC Day – The Origin of the Dawn Service
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100 Years Ago – 11 April 1914
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1914, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: VISIT OF LADIES’ COLLEGE OF HEALTH SPECIALIST – In another column will be found an announcement from Nurse Ricketts, the skilful Sydney specialist in the ailments of women, who represents the Ladies’ College of Health,…
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100 Years Ago – 7 March 1914
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1914, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: IRRIGATION – The project of utilising the waters of the Shoalhaven River for the purpose of irrigation and its inevitable results, as propounded by Mr. Austin Chapman at the official opening of the Nowra Show,…
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100 Years Ago – 21 February 1914
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1914, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: FIRE – On Friday night of last week the Tomakin sawmills were completely destroyed by fire. The plant was insured. The inquiry which was to have been held on Thursday, has been adjourned for ten…
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100 Years Ago – 14 February 1914
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1914, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: LARGE TOMATO – Mr. R. Knight, local saddler, who has a penchant for a variety of occupations, not the least being the cultivation of the wholesome “love apple” or tomato, showing us during the week…
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One Hundred Years Ago – February 7, 1914.
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1914, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: MORUYA ANNUAL RACES, 1914 – The races which eventuated on Monday and Tuesday last can be written a big success in every respect, more especially from a financial and interesting point of view. Both days…
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One hundred years ago – 31 January, 1914
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1914, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: MCCAULEY’S BATHS– The enclosure of a spacious salt water bath and the erection of two dressing sheds on the north side of the river and close to his Criterion Hotel by Mr. V. McCauley, –…
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Moruya’s First Regatta Australia Day – 151 years ago.
On Australia Day 1863, Moruya held its first Regatta. The “Moruya Messenger”, the first newspaper in the district, reported this important event. Copies of this newspaper no longer exist but fortunately the article was reprinted in the “Empire”, a Sydney newspaper on the 3rd of February 1863. The article gives us the names of the…
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100 Years Ago – 24 January 1914
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1914, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: WARNING. – Mr. Irwin, news agent of this town, as well as this paper, has received small books containing nine tickets purporting to be sweep tickets in a £25,000 consulation on the English Derby. The…
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100 Years Ago – 17 January 1914
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1914, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: SHIPPING – The Hillmeads arrived yesterday morning with a good loading. Wire for rabbit proof fencing being in strong evidence. 17/1/1914 MORUYA RACE CLUB – A committee meeting of the Moruya Registered Race Club was held at…
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100 Years Ago – 20 December 1913
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1913, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: ROYAL HOTEL – Mr. R.N. Carden’s large Royal Hotel, which stands on the corner of Queen and Page Streets, has been renovated throughout by carpenters and painters, and is now an ornament to the town. …
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Trove Tuesday – Christmas Puddings of 1913
Every year at this time in Australia, we suffer (or enjoy) a terrible mismatch between the traditions of our European heritage and the heat of an Australian summer. Our traditional Christmas dinner, celebrated in Australia since the first settlement, features food created for appetites that were shaped by the depths of a European winter. These…
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100 Years Ago – 13 December 1913
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1913, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: NAROOMA SPORTS – There is no doubt the residents of the picturesque village by the sea (Narooma), are a highly commendable body for the unity manifested in all local public matters having for their object…
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100 Years Ago – 6 December 1913
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1913, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: HAT TRICK – Young Bert Coppin, son of Mr. J. Coppin, jnr., took three wickets for three successive balls for Moruya against Mogo on Saturday last. 6/12/1913 MOTOR TRAVELLING – Some time ago we suggested…
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Trove Tuesday – The Moruya Slice & the Mad Men Cocktail Party
So , thanks to the helpful hints from the Australian Women’s Weekly of Wednesday 26 September, 1962, we have the preparations for a Mad Men cocktail party well underway. We have organised: 1. The Critical Guest List – The AWW gave us helpful hints on who to invite and who not to invite. Some of those suggestions…
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100 Years Ago – 29 November 1913
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1913, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: FIRST WEDDING – Mrs. Grundy says that the first wedding in the Kiora Church will shortly take place, the contracting parties being the acknowledged belle of that pretty little village and a Tilba gentleman. 29/11/1913…
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Lest We Forget – Remembrance Day
After the guns went silent on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918, and after the men had trickled home to their towns and their suburbs, to their wives, girlfriends, children and parents, Australia set about building the memorials to the dead and lost. As a nation we actually began sculpting our landscape in remembrance after the second…
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100 Years Ago – 8 November 1913
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1913, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: WHITE FROST on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. 8/11/1913 NEW BUILDING – Messrs. J. Behringer and C. Stubbs have commenced the erection of Mr. F. Ryan’s butchery in Queen St., next door to the Club House Hotel. …
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100 Years Ago – 1 November 1913
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1913, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: FREIGHT ON WIRE NETTING – In view of the representations made recently on behalf of the South Coast farmers to the Illawarra and South Coast S.N. Co. Ltd., the directors of the company have decided,…
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100 Years Ago – 18 October 1913
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1913, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: Ongoing research into the Moruya Examiner demonstrates that some things never change. This weeks similarity is the behaviour of audiences at the pictures. Perhaps the plot and acting in Geronimo’s Last Raid in 1913 was…
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100 Years Ago – 11 October 1913
Early local papers were very much the Facebook of their time. From the October 11 edition of the Moruya Examiner we read of weeds in Cobargo, the opening of a new church at Eurobodalla, the re-opening of a cheese factory on the Deua and the death of a pioneering lady! Shire-wide news extracts from the…
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100 Years Ago – 4 October 1913
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1913, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: Once again, these extracts show that even though our language has changed and become less flowery, some elements of our lives really haven’t changed that much over the past century. We still compete in all…
