Mechanics Institute – MORUYA and District Historical Society

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Posted on December 11, 2017 by mdhsociety

The Moruya Cup, Conscription and a Posse of Police

Featured image: A card from the Anderson family collection of 1920’s Christmas cards Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 8 December 1917, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: MORUYA ANNUAL RACES – The Officials have issued the programme… Read More

Category: General, Moruya District Tags: Araluen, Bodalla, Bodalla Brass Band, Bodalla Tennis Club, Captain Millard, Chewying, Conscription, Conscription Referendum, Deua River, Horse Racing, J.E. Turner, Mallon, Mechanics Institute, Merricumbene, Moruya Cup, Sunday trading, World War I

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Posted on October 25, 2017 by mdhsociety

News from the Western Front – 27 October 1917

Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 27 October 1917, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: WOUNDED – Mr. M. Keating received word last week that his youngest son, Private Jack Keating, had been wounded in the hand and… Read More

Category: General, Moruya District, People Tags: Alfred Cole, Brice, Cheeseman, Cobargo, Frank Wilson, Fred Brooks, Gallipoli, Harry Duncan, Jack Beathe, Jack Keating, Mechanics Institute, Military Medal, Roley Lavis, Roy Bailey, Suez, William Griffiths, World War I

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Posted on November 2, 2016 by mdhsociety

Moruya’s Got Talent: Posey, Maud, Eva and Molly

Before the invention of the gramophone and radio at the turn of the twentieth century, music was a do-it-yourself affair and a very popular form of social entertainment. Everyone was expected to be able to join in – either on an instrument… Read More

Category: Moruya District, People Tags: entertainment, Eva Mylott, Irish, Irish Land League, Irish song, Kiora, Marie Narelle, Maud Batt, Mechanics Institute, Michael Davitt, music, Nellie Melba, Posey Russell, Thomas Edison, Turross, Wamban

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Posted on April 27, 2016 by mdhsociety

Heroes of the Dardanelles and other news from 100 years ago

Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 22 April, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: £10 REWARD – A reward of £10 will be given to any person who will supply information that will lead to the CONVICTION of… Read More

Category: General, Moruya District Tags: Araluen, Cole, death, Deua River, Gallipoli, Lynch, Mallon, Mechanics Institute, Moruya, police, Police Sergeant's Residence, World War I

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Posted on January 26, 2016 by mdhsociety

A Cinderella Dance, Deaths, Racing and Millinery – news from 100 years ago

Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 22 January 1916, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: DENTIST W. J. S. Perdrian will be at his surgery, next door to Weatherby’s Pharmacy, all next week. FURNITURE SALE – Special attention… Read More

Category: General, Moruya District Tags: Cinderella Dance, Crapp, death, entertainment, Gundary, Harvison, Horse Racing, Kiora, Lamont, Lavis, Lynch, Mechanics Institute, millinery, Moruya, Weatherby

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Posted on January 15, 2016 by mdhsociety

Personal and Otherwise – News from 100 years ago today

Featured image: Toragy Point Cemetery, South Head Moruya Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 15 January 1916, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: VITAL STATISTICS – Mr. Dixon, C.P.S., has kindly supplied us with the following statistics for… Read More

Category: General, Moruya District, People Tags: Agriculture, Bodalla, Constable, Crapp, enlistment, Hutchison, Mechanics Institute, Mr Weatherby, Turlinjah, women, World War I

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Posted on April 18, 2015 by mdhsociety

Archbishop speaks out against ‘domestic decadence’ and ‘useless dolls’.

Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1915, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: TELEGRAPHIC NEWS – LONDON – A Zeppelin that dropped bombs in England travelled at a height of 2000 feet. A few houses… Read More

Category: General, Moruya District Tags: alcohol, Emmott, entertainment, Mechanics Institute, Religion, St John's, women, World War I

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Posted on September 27, 2013 by mdhsociety

One hundred years ago today – 27 September

Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of this time in 1913 , provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: MISSHAP – The popular salesman of the Bee Hive Store, Mr. Creighton Burns, had the misfortune during the week to have… Read More

Category: Events, Moruya District, People Tags: Beehive Store, Mechanics Institute, Moruya, Moruya & District Historical Society, Moruya Examiner, Moruya New South Wales, Narooma, Pioneer Museum