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Eva Mylott, the Queen of Song dies in New York and other news of 100 years ago
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 27 March 1920, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society Mrs. HUTTON GIBSON (Miss Eva Mylott). Intense grief prevailed when the news came through that Mrs Hutton Gibson (Miss Eva Mylott) had died on the previous Saturday at her home in N.Y., America, aged 40 years. …
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‘WANTED. A USEFUL GIRL’ and other news from a hundred years ago
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 28 February 1920, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society LAND SALE. R. H. Harvison reports having sold the Robb Estate situated at Buckenbowra, to Mrs W. F. Robb, at the reserve price. HOTEL CHANGE. Mr Martin Keating has leased his hotel for seven years to…
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News from a century ago…..
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of Date 1917, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: MEDICAL – Dr. Quilter, who is absent on holidays, has arranged with Dr. Hatherell to take over his practice for a fortnight. CHASING MUSHROOMS – Immediately after the Moruya Hurdle Race had been run on Tuesday last…
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Moruya’s Got Talent: Posey, Maud, Eva and Molly
Before the invention of the gramophone and radio at the turn of the twentieth century, music was a do-it-yourself affair and a very popular form of social entertainment. Everyone was expected to be able to join in – either on an instrument or singing. Yet there was high demand for those who were genuinely musically…
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100 Years Ago- 20 September 1913
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1913, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: While not quite as open as Facebook, the local newspapers revealed incredible details of events in the local communities . We now know that a Captain Millard, the Liberal candidate in Bega faced a stormy meeting.…
