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News from 100 years ago – 8 October 1921
OBITUARY. – ….we have to report the untimely death of Mr. R. N. Carden, licensee of the Royal Hotel, at the comparatively early age of 52 years. He had been ill for some weeks suffering from an affection of the throat….. and was taken to Sydney for treatment, which proved ineffectual, at St. Vincent’s Hospital. He was removed…
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News from 100 yeas ago – 21 May 1921
Featured Image: Pollock’s Store, Nerrigundah. MDHS collection Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 21 May 192i, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society HELLO! – His many patrons may now make appointments by telephone with Dentist C. de Saxe, as his resident surgery has just been connected with the local exchange. WEDDINGS. –…
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News from 100 years ago – 7 May 1921
Featured Image: The Manse, Moruya. Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 7 May 192i, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society “The Man From Snowy River,” Wednesday next, May 11th. The best Australian production to date. SILICA MINING. – Messrs. J. McKeon and Foreman Bros. have another parcel of silica from their mine near Potato…
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News from 100 years ago – 2 April 1921
Featured Image: Illustration from ‘The Young Fur Traders’, 1949. Illustrated by Ian Cole Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 2 April 192i, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society WEDDING. – on the 24th ult., at St. John’s Church, the Rev. G. A. Sanders celebrated the marriage of Miss Elsie Agnes, younger daughter of…
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One hundred years ago a bridesmaid wore ‘a confection of champagne crepe de chine… with a smart black hat’.
Featured image: Ryan’s Club House Hotel, Queen St, Moruya c.1920s. Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 22 May 1920, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society RYAN—SKEHAN At the Sacred Heart Church, Moruya, on Wednesday, the wedding of Mr. Harold Albert Ryan, late 5th Light Horse Regiment, youngest son of Mr. George…
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100 Years Ago – 1 May 1920
RETURN THANKS.- We desire to return our very sincere thanks to all those who so kindly assisted in the publication of the “Examiner” during the family’s absence at the bedside of the proprietor, Mr. R. H. Harvison; also thanks to all sympathetic enquirers and to our brother pressmen. SOMETHING SPECIAL.- The Australian Kinema Picture Company…
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The Adelaide Hotel, racing in Moruya, a wedding in Bodalla and news from Nerrigundah
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 27 January 1917, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: HOTEL CHANGES HANDS – At the Moruya Court on Tuesday the license of the Adelaide Hotel was transferred from Ada Pollock to “Tom” Mallet of the Hotel Carlton, Sydney. H. J. THOMSON will offer three milking cows…
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Frank Comments About King George V As Written By a Digger From Narooma
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 18 November 1916, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: OUR BOYS – The following is a letter received by Mrs. Jas. O’Connor, of the 7th Field Artillery Brigade. – Lark Hill Salisbury Plains Sept. 27th 1916 Mum Dearest, – Like so many of my letters…
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100 Years Ago – 17 September 1915
EUROBODALLA – (From our Correspondent.) Eurobodalla and the surrounding district turned out last Thursday to bid farewell and to show their recognition to one of our most popular young men, Mr. Ray Bishop, who is offering his services to defend his country and to stand shoulder to shoulder with his brother who is taking a…
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Mixed news from the Great War and a special Australia Day in 1915
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1915, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: Featured Image: The Australia Day 1915 procession down Campbell Steet Moruya. The precession is going past Merlyn, Emmott’s original Beehive Store in Moruya. The house was built as the Erin-Go-Bragh Hotel on Broulee Island.The horses…
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Bridal Inspirations
Times have certainly changed! Quite recently a wedding guest who was shamed by a bride complaining about a wedding gift hit back at the demeaning newlywed by releasing her sneering messages to the world. After attending a lavish wedding reception in June, the guest, identified as Tanya, received an unsympathetic, ungrateful and “infuriating” Facebook message…
