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The editor’s ”’I told you so”, the ‘new’ Country Party and other news from 100 years ago
Featured image: Queen St. Moruya looking westward from Vulcan St. Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 20 March 1920, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society VOTING TO-DAY. No matter how disgusted the electors may feel with our politicians of the past, it is their bounden duty to go to the poll…
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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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Moruya was blessed with over 5 inches of rain in one week!
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 6 December 1919, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: TERRIBLE AFFLICTION. – A shocking tragedy occurred at Kyogle on Sunday morning, when three children – Bertha Amy Arnett (16), Eva Maude Arnett (13) and Francis Ernest Arnett (11) – were drowned in the Richmond River.…
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Returned Heroes, Death and Tennis – News from 100 years ago.
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of the week ending Friday 3 November 1917, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: FIRE – Early on Sunday morning the Flat Rock Sawmill near Brooman owned by Mr. Allen, was totally destroyed by fire. The plant was insured. ILLNESS – We are sorry to report…
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Football in Moruya
Can you identify any of the players? Do you know the significance of the stars? Shirley Jurmann, one of our members and keen local historian, was given the photograph below of a Moruya football team dated around 1902 or 1903. Only one person was identified in the photograph that of George Murray who is second from…
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The winds of war and pedigree pigs – 100 years ago – 1st August, 1914.
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1914, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: LONDON, THURSDAY – A European war is almost certain. Germany sent an ultimatum to Russia, giving 24 hours to explain her mobilisating. The Austrians occupied Belgrade after a heavy bombardment, which did considerable damage. The…
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One hundred years ago – 23 May
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1914, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: BATEMAN’S BAY (From our Correspondent) – Much concern has been created in the Bay this week owing to the stoppage of our principal industry, the spoke factory. It is already a regrettable occurrence that such…
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