The poem Close Your Eyes…. by Pat Yoeman first appeared in a publication called District Diggings, from the Snake Valley & District Historical Society. It was reprinted in the MDHS Journal in March 2002. So many of the games and activities celebrated in… Read More
Every year at this time in Australia, we suffer (or enjoy) a terrible mismatch between the traditions of our European heritage and the heat of an Australian summer. Our traditional Christmas dinner, celebrated in Australia since the first settlement, features food created… Read More
After the guns went silent on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918, and after the men had trickled home to their towns and their suburbs, to their wives, girlfriends, children and parents, Australia set about building the memorials to the dead and lost. As… Read More
What do you think of the tranquil Araluen Valley in 2013? When you drive down the sleepy Araluen valley these days it’s almost impossible to believe there was once a five kilometre stretch of businesses along the valley floor. But thanks to… Read More
Nerrigundah is usually associated with gold rushes, bushrangers and more recently farming – not with poetry. Therefore it was extemely surprising to see a almost hidden memorial to Australia’s first ‘bush poet’ on the Eurobodalla road near Tyrone Bridge, the old wooden… Read More
Category: Moruya District, People
Tags: Australia, Australian literature, British Isles, Charles Harpur, EUROBODALLA, Gold, John Macarthur, Lachlan Macquarie, Nerrigundah, Poetry
Reposted from our blog – 3 September, 2013 The first known use of wattle as a meaningful emblem in the Australian colonies dates back to the early days of Tasmania 1838), when the wearing of silver wattle sprigs was encouraged on the occasion of an anniversary celebration of the seventeenth century… Read More
To complete Book Week we have a short recount of some of the classic children’s literature that been created – some of it well before federation in 1901. Titles such as The Magic Pudding , Seven Little Australians and and the Gum… Read More
Category: Events, General
Tags: Australia, Books, Charlotte Barton, Children's Book Council, Colin Thiele, Ethel Turner, Magic Pudding, May Gibb, Norman Lindsay, State Library of New South Wales, State Library of Victoria
Part of the brief of any historical or geneological society is to make the broader community aware of the wealth of resources that are now available to individuals and organisations. Digitisation and the internet have made these reources much more accessible to… Read More
Thomas Sutcliffe Mort Today marks the beginning of National Science Week. The theme for schools in 2013 is A Century of Australian Science. After a quick glance at the Moruya and District Historical Society’s museum you realise that to a large extent… Read More
The First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war in August 1914, and Prime Minister Andrew Fisher’s government pledged full support for Britain. The outbreak of war was greeted in Australia, as in many other places, with great enthusiasm… Read More
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Posted on January 12, 2014 by mdhsociety
What childhood memory really resonates with you?
The poem Close Your Eyes…. by Pat Yoeman first appeared in a publication called District Diggings, from the Snake Valley & District Historical Society. It was reprinted in the MDHS Journal in March 2002. So many of the games and activities celebrated in… Read More
Category: General, People Tags: Australia, Childhood, Games
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Posted on December 17, 2013 by mdhsociety
Trove Tuesday – Christmas Puddings of 1913
Every year at this time in Australia, we suffer (or enjoy) a terrible mismatch between the traditions of our European heritage and the heat of an Australian summer. Our traditional Christmas dinner, celebrated in Australia since the first settlement, features food created… Read More
Category: Events, People Tags: Australia, Christmas, Christmas pudding, England, Pudding, TROVE
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Posted on November 11, 2013 by mdhsociety
Lest We Forget – Remembrance Day
After the guns went silent on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918, and after the men had trickled home to their towns and their suburbs, to their wives, girlfriends, children and parents, Australia set about building the memorials to the dead and lost. As… Read More
Category: Events, Moruya District, People Tags: Australia, Cenotaph, Remembrance Day, Roll Of Honour, Rudyard Kipling, soldiers, War memorial, World War I
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Posted on November 4, 2013 by mdhsociety
Araluen, 1901 – A Town in Transition
What do you think of the tranquil Araluen Valley in 2013? When you drive down the sleepy Araluen valley these days it’s almost impossible to believe there was once a five kilometre stretch of businesses along the valley floor. But thanks to… Read More
Category: Built Heritage, Moruya District, People Tags: Araluen, Australia, General store, Gold rush, hotel, miners, Moruya New South Wales, Post Office
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Posted on September 10, 2013 by mdhsociety
Trove Thursday – Charles Harpur – Currency Lad and Colonial Poet
Nerrigundah is usually associated with gold rushes, bushrangers and more recently farming – not with poetry. Therefore it was extemely surprising to see a almost hidden memorial to Australia’s first ‘bush poet’ on the Eurobodalla road near Tyrone Bridge, the old wooden… Read More
Category: Moruya District, People Tags: Australia, Australian literature, British Isles, Charles Harpur, EUROBODALLA, Gold, John Macarthur, Lachlan Macquarie, Nerrigundah, Poetry
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Posted on September 3, 2013 by mdhsociety
Trove Tuesday- The History Of Wattle Day
Reposted from our blog – 3 September, 2013 The first known use of wattle as a meaningful emblem in the Australian colonies dates back to the early days of Tasmania 1838), when the wearing of silver wattle sprigs was encouraged on the occasion of an anniversary celebration of the seventeenth century… Read More
Category: Events, General Tags: Acacia, Australia, Australian Natives Association, Melbourne, New South Wales, Wattle Day
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Posted on August 25, 2013 by mdhsociety
Australian children’s books
To complete Book Week we have a short recount of some of the classic children’s literature that been created – some of it well before federation in 1901. Titles such as The Magic Pudding , Seven Little Australians and and the Gum… Read More
Category: Events, General Tags: Australia, Books, Charlotte Barton, Children's Book Council, Colin Thiele, Ethel Turner, Magic Pudding, May Gibb, Norman Lindsay, State Library of New South Wales, State Library of Victoria
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Posted on August 11, 2013 by mdhsociety
The State Library and TS Mort
Part of the brief of any historical or geneological society is to make the broader community aware of the wealth of resources that are now available to individuals and organisations. Digitisation and the internet have made these reources much more accessible to… Read More
Category: Built Heritage, General Tags: Australia, Digitizing, photographs, State Library, State Library of NSW, Thomas Sutcliffe Mort
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Posted on August 10, 2013 by mdhsociety
National Science Week – T.S. Mort
Thomas Sutcliffe Mort Today marks the beginning of National Science Week. The theme for schools in 2013 is A Century of Australian Science. After a quick glance at the Moruya and District Historical Society’s museum you realise that to a large extent… Read More
Category: Events, Moruya District, People Tags: Australia, Bodalla, Illustrated Sydney News, National Science Week, Sydney, TS Mort
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Posted on August 5, 2013 by mdhsociety
August and World War 1
The First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war in August 1914, and Prime Minister Andrew Fisher’s government pledged full support for Britain. The outbreak of war was greeted in Australia, as in many other places, with great enthusiasm… Read More
Category: Events, General Tags: August, Australia, Australian War Memorial, Germany, Great Britain, History, Wars and Conflicts, World War I
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