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From Dairies to Bananas
Shirley Jurmann’s latest book details the agricultural history of Mynora,…
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The Pink Gates
The Pink Gates in Moruya have historical significance, serving as…
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The Mystery of the Missing Cannon
The Rover met its fate in Broulee Bay in 1841,…
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Moruya’s Devastating Flood of May 1925
Never in the history of Moruya has such a disaster…
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Private Raymond Bishop of Nerrigundah (1895-1916)
A pocket knife symbolizes the story of Private Ray Bishop,…
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Rare Message in a Bottle Found on Bingie Beach – 100 Years Ago!
In 1925, a bottle with an 1877 sailors’ message was…
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GUNDARY & YARRAGEE
Discover local history, from quirky tales to farming advice and…
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Making the Headlines Every Week – 100 Years Ago!
A dedicated team at the MDHS Research library compiles weekly…
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Signing the Harbour Bridge Contract – An Important Moment in History
The contract to construct Sydney Harbour Bridge, was signed in…
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Olive Constable: Newspaper Editor and Businesswoman
Olive Constable defied the norms of her era to become…
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2024 – Another year of show memories!
Many turned up at the 2024 Moruya Show this weekend…
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Dr. Hugh Mackay: Remarkable Surgeon & Ambulance Pioneer
Born in Kempsey in 1894 as one of ten children,…
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The Pain of Paying Tolls – 150 Years Ago
If you find toll roads confusing and inconvenient spare a…
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Emmott House Verandah – Declared Open
A crowd of around 50 people gathered at the Museum…
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Mullenderee Matters
The story of early European settlement on the north bank…
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Double-Dipping Debs – Young and Not So Young
By ShirleyJurmann Back in 1937 the Moruya Parish of the…
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Bergalia, Meringo & Bingie – New Book by Shirley Jurmann
This new book by Shirley Jurmann delves into the rich…
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The Significant Legacy of Moruya Granite
Nestled on the banks of the Moruya River in New…
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Persia Campbell – a long way from Nerrigundah
Professor Emelita Persia Campbell was born at Nerrigundah on 15th…
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The Rectory & The Postmaster’s House
Two books reveal the secrets of 2 very important buildings…
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Char-a-banc Tour Comes to Town!
In October 1922 a charabanc tour came to Moruya from…
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Attack on the Dureenbee, 80 years on
Extracted from War? What War? by Shirley JurmannPublished in the…
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Motor Gymkhana at Harry’s Farm
Extracted from The Story of Harry’s House By Shirley Jurmann…
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The Story of Toragy Pt Cemetery
by Shirley Jurmann Historic Toragy Point Cemetery at spectacular South…
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A Single Handed Voyage in a Small Craft
A “remarkable” maritime story from Moruya’s history A well known…
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Battling Big Floods in 1914
Extracts from the Moruya Examiner and South Coast Advocate 28…
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Cased Photographs – Reflections on a Process
From our Collection Team In the early days of photography…
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Memories of Moruya Show
by Shirley Jurmann Yes, I’m talking about the MORUYA Show,…
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