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Love Letter Found on Moruya Beach After 30 Years at Sea
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From Dairies to Bananas
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The Pink Gates
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The Mystery of the Missing Cannon
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Moruya’s Devastating Flood of May 1925
Never in the history of Moruya has such a disaster befallen it, as the one which happened during the week when the whole of the lowlands were completely submerged by floodwaters On 5th May 1925, Moruya was struck by the most devastating natural disaster in its recorded history. Between the 5th and 20th of May,…
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Private Raymond Bishop of Nerrigundah (1895-1916)
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Rare Message in a Bottle Found on Bingie Beach – 100 Years Ago!
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GUNDARY & YARRAGEE
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Making the Headlines Every Week – 100 Years Ago!
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Signing the Harbour Bridge Contract – An Important Moment in History
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Olive Constable: Newspaper Editor and Businesswoman
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2024 – Another year of show memories!
Many turned up at the 2024 Moruya Show this weekend including MDHS. Agricultural shows have been and remain an important social and cultural event in regional and local communities across Australia since the early 19th century. They have a long and colourful history in regional and city communities providing a popular outing where agricultural production…
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Dr. Hugh Mackay: Remarkable Surgeon & Ambulance Pioneer
Born in Kempsey in 1894 as one of ten children, Irwin Hugh Mackay’s journey from Sydney University to becoming a distinguished surgeon and founder of a district ambulance service is remarkable. After completing his education, including further studies in England, Dr. Mackay returned to Australia, eventually becoming the Assistant Superintendent at Newcastle Hospital. At age…
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The Pain of Paying Tolls – 150 Years Ago
If you find toll roads confusing and inconvenient spare a thought for the toll collector in 1871. Toll roads were reinstated on the Southern Road in November 1871. The toll bars were at Bargo, Hanging-Rock, Wingelo and Towrang. Tolls in the 1870s1d =1 penny = A$0.78 in todays currency Item Toll in 1870 Value in…
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Emmott House Verandah – Declared Open
A crowd of around 50 people gathered at the Museum from the opening of the new verandah of the Emmott House, the home of the Moruya Museum. Our Eurobodalla Mayor Mathew Hatcher spoke to the heritage value of the Emmott House, and the importance of community organisations working together to achieve outcomes. He congratulated the…
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Mullenderee Matters
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Double-Dipping Debs – Young and Not So Young
By ShirleyJurmann Back in 1937 the Moruya Parish of the Catholic Church had quite a large debt and a method was sought to assist in liquidating this debt. Balls, with people dressed in evening wear, were a popular social activity, as was making their debut for the young ladies of the town. Someone had the…
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Bergalia, Meringo & Bingie – New Book by Shirley Jurmann
This new book by Shirley Jurmann delves into the rich history of farming communities around the village of Bergalia, and is adorned with captivating images generously provided by descendants of local families, some of whom continue their farming legacy in the area. Bergalia is the area south of Moruya along the Princes Highway, before you…
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The Significant Legacy of Moruya Granite
Nestled on the banks of the Moruya River in New South Wales, Australia, the granite quarries have been a thriving hub of granite production since the mid-19th century. What sets Moruya Granite apart is its exceptional quality and consistency, making it a favoured choice among architects, builders, and stonemasons. Initially employed in constructing breakwaters, the…
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Persia Campbell – a long way from Nerrigundah
Professor Emelita Persia Campbell was born at Nerrigundah on 15th March 1898. From this simple beginning she rose to very top of her profession as an academic and economist in the USA. In 1962 she was appointed by President Kennedy to the Presidents Council of Economic advisers; and was re-appointed to that body by President…
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The Rectory & The Postmaster’s House
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Char-a-banc Tour Comes to Town!
In October 1922 a charabanc tour came to Moruya from Melbourne en route to Sydney with a cameraman on board: A BIG party of tourists from Melbourne passed through Moruya on Tuesday. There were 35 in all, and they are travelling in two big char-a-bancs. They left Melbourne last Monday week, and are proceeding by…
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Attack on the Dureenbee, 80 years on
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Motor Gymkhana at Harry’s Farm
Extracted from The Story of Harry’s House By Shirley Jurmann There was a house on the eastern side of the Princes highway, as you come along the Mullenderree Flats into Moruya from the north. It was known in times past as “Oaklands” and has a long history starting in the 1860s when James Francis Lynch…
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The Story of Toragy Pt Cemetery
by Shirley Jurmann Historic Toragy Point Cemetery at spectacular South Head Moruya provides a unique window to the past. Of the 20 recorded burials, only about a quarter of made it past 65 years of age – the rest were young children or the result of drowning or accidents. The first recorded burial is a…
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A Single Handed Voyage in a Small Craft
A “remarkable” maritime story from Moruya’s history A well known waterman based in Circular Quay, George Mulhall was hired with his skiff by a passenger bound for Moruya on the NSW south coast. They travelled on the steamer Juno sailing to Port Phillip on 18 November 1848. The purpose of hiring George and his skiff…
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Battling Big Floods in 1914
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Cased Photographs – Reflections on a Process
From our Collection Team In the early days of photography from the 1840’s, having a portrait taken was a very special and expensive event. The resultant photographs were a unique object created in camera. To protect and show these portraits off to best advantage the photograph was presented in a beautiful small leather-bound case and…
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Memories of Moruya Show
by Shirley Jurmann Yes, I’m talking about the MORUYA Show, not the Eurobodalla Show. The Agricultural and Pastoral Society was first formed in 1869. Soon the Show became an event eagerly looked forward to by children and adults alike. In 1890 an area on the river bank near where the Bowling Green and Tennis Courts…
