Manning Valley Historical Society

   Journal

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The Journal is the official publication of the Manning Valley Historical Society.

Three Journals are published each year.


Number 36               March 2009


Contents

Discovering John Newby:
  A Remarkable Man
     by Mieke van Werdt

William Willmet Board & Son (Peter):
  Pioneers in Chosen Fields
     by Marion Hosking

Manning Packet:
  Exposing a Myth
    by Penny Rich    

South for Surprises, Young Man
 Honest Publicity for Emmigrants
     
Reprint:  Emigrant's Guide, 1852

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Number 35               December 2008


Contents

Wingham on Growth:
  MVHS Museum History
     by John McKenzie

Lease of Life For Old Church:
  St Barbabas, Oxley Island
     by David Freeman

Elands to Wingham: The Longest Journey
  Life of Hilton Rose
    by Royce & Janet Byrnes    

Youth's Reflections on Australia Day
 Address by Wingham High Captains
     
by Rowan Kendall & Hannah George

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Number 34               August 2008


Contents

Neville Reginald Howse, 1863-1930:
  Surgeon, soldier & statesman 
     by John Ramsland

Victoria Cross
     by Penny Rich

The Howse Collection
    by Penny Rich    

Strolling Around Wingham
     
by Arthur Cooper, et. al.

Educating the Children of Killawarra
        by Glenda Smith

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Number 33               March 2008


Contents

The Fortunes of a Family
  (The Wootton Racing Dynasty) 
     by Royce Byrnes

Gould League of Bird Lovers
  (Celebrating 100 years)
     by Glenda Smith

Benjamin Joyce:
  Second Landowner at Bow Bow Creek
    by Glenda Smith    

Realities of Convict Transport
     
by Penny Rich

Floods: Bane of the Manning
       Empire newspaper article, 1866

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Number 32               November 2007


Contents

Inheriting Grace in Adversity:
  Ella Simon, 1902-1981
     by John Ramsland

They Shall Grow Not Old
  (Manning's Vietnam War Losses)
     by Eric Richardson

Kimbriki School 1869-1972:
 Struggle For Survival
    by Glenda Smith    

Looking Back:
  Manning Schools in the 1850s
    
by 'Rustic' (Alexander Lobban), 1910

Legend of the Three Bothers Mountains
       Extracted from Chronicle 1982

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Number 31               August 2007


Contents

A Breach of Promise Case, 1903 
     by Maurie Garland

Growth begets Growth
  (Taree's Christmas Tree)
     by Penny Rich

Photographic Gallery: Taree
    by Maurie Garland    

A Century of Women's Fashion:
 
1900-2000
    
by Eric Richardson

Recollections of the Manning, 1873
       by Rev J A Waddell (written 1924)

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Number 30               March 2007


Contents

Herbert Guyler: Soldier 
     Researched by Margaret Clarke

Book Review:  The Swiss Swagman
     by Penny Rich

From Winchelsea to Kelvin Grove
(The Martin family and Volwing Cottage)
    Researched by Merle Martin    

Wooden boat building research:
 
Call for assistence
    
by Eric Richardson

The Aboriginal school at Purfleet - Part 2
       by John Ramsland

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Number 29               November 2006


Contents

Education: The Handmaiden of Religion 
     by Eric Richardson

The Aboriginal School at Purfleet - Part 1
     by John Ramsland

A Matter of School Discipline, 1866
    by Maurie Garland    

Photographic Blow-up: Taree 1923
    
by Maurie Garland

Rev Thomas Watt Versus Henry Flett - Part 2
       by Maurie Garland

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Number 28               August 2006


Contents

Wingham Public School:
A Decade of Change 1978-1988 
     by Royce Byrnes

The Fight to Save a heritage Building
     by Eric Richardson

Rev Thomas Watt Versus Henry Flett - Part 1
       by Maurie Garland

Tales of Reconcilliation:
Kooyong's Rescue
      Researched by Valerie Djenidi

The Manning in 1873
    
from The Sydney Morning Herald, 1873

 

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Number 27               May 2006


Contents

The Bulley - Wingham Connection 
     by Royce Byrnes

What's in a Name?
     by Eric Richardson

Adventures of an Editor in Search of News
  (A Taree A&H Committee Meeting)
     by Horace Dean (1866) 

Sea Voyage Aboard SS Diamentina
    
from Sydney Morning Herald, 1873

Be a Historian - Write History  Parts 3&4
      by Alan Richardson

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Number 26               Nov 2005 - Jan 2006


Contents

Farewell to Scotland; Welcome to the Manning 
     by Prof. John Ramsland

100th Anniversary of Great Taree Fire
     by Katherine Bell

Historic Woodside House, Built circa 1839
     by Judy Welch & Therese Archinal 

Be a Historian - Write History  Parts 1&2
      by Alan Richardson

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Number 25               June - Oct 2005


Contents

Old Bar Airstrip 
     Rich in aviation history

Theatres of a Different Kind 
     by Penny Rich        

A Walk up Pulteney Street
     By Katherine Bell

New Industry for Wingham
 (The Slipper factory 1945-52)
     by Glenda Smith 

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Number 24               May 2005


Contents

Taree's Sesquicentenary 
     Celebration of historical significance

Taree: The Dream of Two Pioneers 
     by Penny Rich & Kathy Bell       

Henry Flett
     Founder of Taree

Faith in the Manning's Future
     A letter written in 1865 

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Number 23               Decmber 2004


Contents

Wingham's sesquicentenary week
     by Penny Rich & Glenda Smith

Our Past is a Fingerprint of History
      Speech given by Michael Collins 
          (Chairman, Heritage Council NSW)       

Regeneration of Wingham Brush.
      Edited by Penny Rich

Reminiscences of Wingham Brush
     by Royce Byrnes 

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Number 22               June 2004


Contents

The Birth of Rugby League in Australia
   had a Wingham connection
      by Mal Rattray

Young researcher scoops prize for local history
    Kyle Cameron wins state-wide competition
       by Penny Rich       

Let's Never Forget
    World War I in a country town
        by Mal Rattray & Penny Rich

Blow up: Historic Photo
    Tinonee Punt, Chapman's Emporium, c. 1900 

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Number 21               February 2004


Contents

From Steam Boat to Steam Train
   Address given by Jim Revitt
       Heritage Week 2003

One Aspect of Wingham's Social and 
      Religious Past
           by Royce Byrnes       

Building of Bonnie Doon, Rawdon Vale, 1889.
          Edited by Penny Rich

Blow up: Historic Photo
   Wingham-Taree school bus c. 1924 

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Number 20               October 2003


Contents

Story of local brickmaker, Stan Strange
   Archive Information by S. H. Strange
       Edited by Penny Rich

Brickmaking 1800s-style
   Archive Information by S. H. Strange
       Edited by Penny Rich

Lincoln Brickworks
   Information from John Baker
       Edited by Penny Rich

Blow up: Historic Photo
   Broomfield Sister, Bow Hill, Wingham 

The Story of Zulu (Melbourne Cup Winner)

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Number 19               June 2003


Contents

Scotish Immigration
   by Margaret Clarke

Sunset on Sunrise: Creamboat
leaves the Manning after 30 years
   from Manning River Times 1957

Blow up: Historic Photo
   Lower Bow Hill homestead 

Rev. Samuel P. Stewart (1856-1936)
Son of Scottish settlers
   by Douglas Stewart

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Number 18               February 2003


Contents

A Rail Journey to the Manning, 1963
   by Malcolm Rattray

My New Home  (Cundletown)
   by poet Henry Kendall, 1881

Blow up: Historic Photo
   Taree waterfront in the 1900's 

The Moto Water Supply
   by Clive Brewer

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Number 17               October 2002


Contents

A River in Time - Following the course of influences on Manning River history
   by David Nutley MBEnv

Manning-built Ship
The Story of Captain George D Nicholson

Blow up: Historic Photo
   Taree regatta 1908 

Henry Kendall at Cundletown
   by Maurie Garland

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Number 16               June 2002


Contents

Moorland and the Great War
   by Lauren Taylor

Army Battalion exercises Freedom of the City
   Speech by Mayor Mick Tuck

A Tour of the North (Part 3)
   Town & Country Journal, 1878 

Which is the Manning's First Proclaimed Town?
   by the late Gordon Dennes

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Number 15               February 2002


Contents

Urbanisation of the Manning Valley in the 19th Century
   by Eric Richardson

Lebanese Settlement in the Manning
   from the Lebanese community

A Tour of the North (Part 2)
   Town & Country Journal, 1878  

Business Award for old Wingham bank

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