Tag: Austin Chapman

Examiner Editor Against Conscription – News from 100 years ago

Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 15 December 1917, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: CONSCRIPTION REFERENDUM – On Thursday next the people of the Commonwealth are asked to record their votes for or against Conscription for over-seas… Read More

Category: General, Moruya District Tags: Austin Chapman, ball, Billy Hughes, Bodalla, Conscription, Conscription Referendum, Corkhill, Edwin Hartman, Garnet Chewying, Gundary, Keir, Moruya Convent School, Moruya River, Red Cross, Tilba Tilba, World War I

Some Things Never Change!

We are currently going through the trials and tribulations of waiting for the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout- in whatever shape or form. What we tend to forget is that this is far from being a new story. Just over one hundred… Read More

Category: Built Heritage, Moruya District, People Tags: Austin Chapman, Communication, Deua River, Moruya, Moruya Examiner, National Broadband Network, Telephones