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Sep 8, 2023
Stagecoach history wins heritage award for Kevin Setter
Kevin Setter is the 2023 recipient of the Fergus Thomson OAM Heritage Award, accepting his prize from Yvonne Thomson at the Bas on...


Aug 28, 2023
100 Years Ago 01-09-1923
Under the guidance of Mr. C. Carter, Miss Dulcie Louttit has passed successfully her examination for entrance to Hereford House Teachers’...


Aug 22, 2023
100 Years Ago 25 August 1923
Publicans are reminded that R. B. Heffernan will offer for sale, to-day at 2.30 p.m., at Carden’s Hotel, the booth for the forthcoming...


Aug 15, 2023
100 Years Ago 18th August 1923
Motbey and party are sinking on their new reef near Mt. Utopia. It is maintaining the excellent prospects with which it opened up. Close...


Aug 8, 2023
100 Years Ago 11-08-1923
Mr. C. Stubbs, jnr., of Dwyer’s Creek, who evidently has a penchant for the golden gleam, not only does he delve for the earth’s precious...


Aug 1, 2023
100 Years Ago 4th August 1923
By advertisement it will be seen that Mr. Raymond Byrne, of Bodalla, is placing his fine new 22 h.p. Ford lorry at the service of...


Jul 26, 2023
100 Years Ago 28-07-1923
Through the enthusiasm and energy of its Secretary, Mr. C. Carter, the Moruya Tennis Club is the most flourishing sporting institution in...


Jul 24, 2023
Moruya and District Historical Society book launch - Moruya
During Family History Month, join us at Moruya Library for the launch of the Moruya and District Historical Society’s latest publication,...


Jul 18, 2023
Bega’s Community Is Helping Document Bega’s History
It’s been 80 years since the last major history of Bega was compiled. ‘That’s far too long for a community such as Bega that has an...


Jul 17, 2023
100 Years Ago 21st July 1923
Shire Engineer Dawson will shortly have about £20 spent on the box cutting at Gundary Hill which got into a bad state during the recent...


Jul 17, 2023
‘Recollections’ To Be Issued Monthly
Thousands of readers of Recollections, the extremely popular and free South Coast history magazine, are about to have their wishes...


Jul 14, 2023
Heritage award, nominations open next week
Nominations for this year’s $1,500 Fergus Thomson OAM Heritage Award – recognising individuals, groups or organisations making a...


Jul 10, 2023
100 Years Ago 14th July 1923
Just before going to Press, the news reached us of the death of Mr. Samuel Kimpton, of Deua River, at the age of 88 years. His demise...


Jul 4, 2023
100 Years Ago 7th July 1923
Three whales travelling north were sighted off Moruya Heads on Thursday. One was cruising about quite close to the mouth of the river for...


Jun 28, 2023
100 Years Ago - 30th June 1923
The ladies are kindly requested to take refreshments with them to the Progress Association Euchre party and dance on Thursday night next,...


Jun 19, 2023
100 Years Ago 23-06-1923
Bunny is improving as an asset to many. Moruya Freezing Works is now paying 1/- per pair for rabbits. At St. Paul’s Church of England,...


Jun 14, 2023
100 Years Ago 16th June 1923
The Government Works Dept. has at present two men engaged blasting rocks out of the channel opposite the end of the southern wall in our...


Jun 5, 2023
100 Years Ago - 9th June 1923
Mrs. Ryan, proprietoress of the Bateman’s Bay boarding house is reported to have purchased the adjoining property from Mrs. Austin and...

May 31, 2023
Recollections issue 40 OUT NOW
Editor of Recollections, Peter Lacey, says "We are pleased to send you a copy of Recollections issue 40. We hope you will enjoy reading...


May 30, 2023
100 Years Ago - June 2nd 1923
We were favored with two steamers last week, the Bodalla arriving with general cargo and the Benandra with a load of coal for the dredge...


May 22, 2023
100 Years Ago May 26th 1923
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Welsh, who handed over the business of the Criterion Hotel, Mullenderee, on Monday to new licensee, Mr. Jas....

May 16, 2023
"Nights in White Linen” opening May 19th
Come to the opening of our latest exhibition “Nights in White Linen” at the Moruya & District Historical Society Museum on Friday, 19 May...


May 16, 2023
100 Years Ago May 12th 1923
Tilba is becoming famous through the foresight of its farmers. It is being held up as an example of what an up-to-date farm should be...


May 10, 2023
The Bay's first newspaper
Colleen Arena has posted these wonderful cut outs on the Batemans Bay..Yesterday..Today..Tomorrow FB Group offering an insight into her...


May 9, 2023
100 Years Ago May 12th 1923
Tilba is becoming famous through the foresight of its farmers. It is being held up as an example of what an up-to-date farm should be...


May 9, 2023
Exhibition highlights shipping’s importance for South Coast
The importance of shipping to the South Coast until the early 1950s will be highlighted in an exhibition by Narooma Historical Society in...


May 2, 2023
100 Years Ago 5th May 1923
Mr. Byrne has taken over Greenway Farm, at Bodalla, vacated by Mr. Marsden. A meeting of the Moruya Football Club took place on Friday...


Apr 24, 2023
100 Years Ago 28th April 1923
Extracted from the Moruya Examiner by the Moruya and District Historical Society Inc. Messrs. A. L. Jeffery and A. Louttit are improving...


Apr 20, 2023
Bega’s Community Is Helping Document Bega’s History
It’s been 80 years since the last major history of Bega was compiled. ‘That’s far too long for a community such as Bega that has an...


Apr 18, 2023
100 Years Ago 21st April 1923
As a result of the severe drought it is predicted that the number of silos in the district will be substantially increased. One farmer is...

Apr 18, 2023
Batemans Bay Heritage Museum receives grant for solar preparedness
The Brightening Batemans Bay Heritage Museum's Future Stage One project has received a $22,578 grant under the FRRR Prepare & Recover...
Apr 17, 2023
Tuross Head: Shaking the Dust
Tuross Head residents are enjoying a wander into the history of the town by way of the vast photo collection amassed by one of its...


Apr 14, 2023
Celebrating Baby Boomers
As part of the NSW National Trust Festival, Batemans Bay Heritage Museum offers Baby Boomers a chance to reflect on artefacts,...


Apr 11, 2023
Opportunity knocks for local history groups to seek grants for their archives
Local South East history groups are encouraged with the announcement of the Albanese Government's commitment to the Trove repository by...


Apr 10, 2023
100 Years Ago April 14th 1923
MR. Siddall, lessee of the local Refrigerating Works, who a few months ago advertised for eggs, has since received over 4,000 dozen. He...


Apr 6, 2023
The Moruya Museum has an exciting new exhibition ‘Nights in White Linen’.
Linen has history extending back over 30,000 years and while it has been overshadowed by cotton and synthetics in more recent times, it...


Apr 6, 2023
Churches of Mogo
The Batemans Bay Heritage Museum has produced this booklet on Mogo’s Churches and Salvation Army. The church of England that stood on...

Apr 4, 2023
Securing the future of Trove
Fantastic news !! The Albanese Labor Government will secure the long-term future of Trove, one of Australia’s most significant...


Apr 4, 2023
100 Years Ago - 7th April 1923
THE presentation of the R. N. Bull Cricket Shield will take place in the Mechanics’ Institute on 26th inst., the premiers this year being...


Mar 31, 2023
South Coast History Society Recollections 39 OUT NOW
If you didn’t make it to South Coast History Day yesterday, you missed a very informative day. But not all is lost – Recollections 39 ...


Mar 28, 2023
Five Star success for 2023 South Coast History Day
While most locals were doing their democratic duty last Saturday and were voting, one of Australia’s most highly-regarded history...

Mar 28, 2023
The future of TROVE.
For those who know of TROVE and the incredible resource that it is the news that the previous government decided it was no longer worth...


Mar 28, 2023
100 Years Ago 31st March 1923
A NEW school building and teacher’s residence is about to be erected at Nelligen, and it will be seen by advertisement in this issue that...

Mar 28, 2023
Trove’s funding runs out in July 2023 – and the National Library is threatening to pull the plug.
By Mike Jones, Postdoctoral research fellow, Australian National University and Deb Verhoeven, Visiting Fellow, University of Technology...

Mar 27, 2023
When false history becomes new truth
There is much conversation of late around Artificial Intelligence and its ability to write articles based on its machine learning, having...


Mar 19, 2023
100 Years Ago - 24th March 1923
MR. Ball says the time is not far distant when most of the transport will be by motors over good roads. There will not be the same...


Mar 18, 2023
South Coast History Day 2023 - Batemans Bay
Discover things you never previously knew about the south coast’s amazing history and how the region has helped shaped the nation’s...


Mar 14, 2023
100 Years Ago - 17th March 1923
OVER 300,000,000 rabbit skins have already been sold in Sydney markets this year. The value of rabbit skins exported last year totalled...

Mar 10, 2023
Moruya Granite - the untold stories
By now everyone who has any connection with Moruya will also know of its connection to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. For want of giving it...
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