Tag: Streets

  • Desperate Measures in Moruya, 1904

    Desperate Measures in Moruya, 1904

    Those were the days! This article from the Moruya Examiner of 19 August, 1904 really demonstrates the extent and effectiveness of ‘community policing’ in the town at the time. While this article may seem humorous to us, the loss of firewood on cold, windy August mornings would have been a serious theft in 1904 Moruya.…

  • The Changing Face of Vulcan Street, Moruya

    The Changing Face of Vulcan Street, Moruya

    Vulcan Street is Moruya’s ‘main street’ and is part of The Princes Highway, the coastal highway that links Sydney and Melbourne, and has had a vital role to play in the history of Moruya. As pressure from new settlers grew on the colonial authorities to open up the land on the southern side of the…