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News from 100 years ago – 17 September 1921
Featured Image: Sacred Heart Convent, Moruya. Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 17 September 1921 provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society THE FLU. – From reports that reach us it is evident that that unwelcome visitor “the ‘flu” is travelling up the coast. The best advice we know is, that as soon as…
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News from 100 years ago – 16 April 1921
Featured Image: Monarch Hotel Moruya Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 16 April 192i, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society MOTOR CAR PIONEER. – We notice that Mr. G. Harrison has put another eight-cylinder Cadillac on the Moruya run in charge of his old driver, Mr. Les Ree, who has always won public…
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News from 100 years ago – 9 April 1921
Featured image: Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 9 April 192i, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society When going to Press there was every indication of a flood. VITAL STATISTICS. – For the quarter ending 31st March, 1921, the vital statistics registered at the local office were:- Births 20, deaths, 7, marriages 15. THE…
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News from 100 years ago – 13 November 1920
Featured image: Mr Henry Harvison with daughters Olive (r) and Pearl (l) Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 13 November 1920, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society ARMISTICE COMMEMORATION.– In response to the Premier’s appeal to the Churches, the service in St. John’s Church on Sunday night will be specially applied to the…
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The Saucy Kate Jazz Rag Hits Moruya – News from 100 years ago
Shire-wide news extracts from the Moruya Examiner of 13 December 1919, provided by the Moruya & District Historical Society: THE JAZZ CRAZE. – We are in receipt from the publishers, Chapmans, Sydney, a copy of the new Saucy Kate Jazz Rag, the most popular society hit of the season. XMAS FAIR. – Our readers are…
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