Tag: Moruya River

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

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Posted on October 5, 2017 by mdhsociety

Bad Language, Habitual Drunkenness and Christian Solidarity – News from 100 years ago

Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 6 October 1917, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: “Manny” Harrison of Candelo is once more leaving the district, having been sentenced to six months imprisonment in Long Bay for being a… Read More

Category: General, Moruya District, People Tags: Adelaide Hotel, Brice, Candelo, Davis, Eurobodalla Shire, fishing, Freezing Works, Light Industry, McKeon, Moruya Heads, Moruya River, Narooma, Newman, police, Preddy, rabbits, Religion, Shumack, tourism, Tuross, Tuross Lake, Vulcan Street, Wagonga, World War I

The Adelaide Hotel, racing in Moruya, a wedding in Bodalla and news from Nerrigundah

Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 27 January 1917, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: HOTEL CHANGES HANDS – At the Moruya Court on Tuesday the license of the Adelaide Hotel was transferred from Ada Pollock to “Tom”… Read More

Category: General, Moruya District Tags: Adelaide Hotel, Agriculture, All Saints' Church, Bergalia, Berriman, Bodalla, Bridgit Johnston, cattle, Cobargo, Congo, Curtis, death, entertainment, Flanagan, Guest, Keating's Hotel, Moruya Races, Moruya River, Nerrigundah, Ravaillion, Somme, ss Benandra, Thomson, Turlinjah, Wedding, World War I

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Posted on December 21, 2016 by mdhsociety

A Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas

The following is based on a story which appeared in an article called “Moruya – Past and Present”. It was expressly written for the “Moruya Examiner” by “Walrab”. “Walrab (Barlow backwards) was Reginald Heber Barlow, local teacher, surveyor, architect and contributor of… Read More

Category: General, Moruya District Tags: Barlow, Boxing Day, Christmas, hogshead, London porter, Moruya Examiner, Moruya Heads, Moruya River, Shirley Jurmann, Walrab