From the Maitland Mercury report:
There was a time when the internet did not exist, when people met face to face to chat and they did not mind getting their hands dirty.
Peek into the Past at Tocal Homestead is a day devoted to the sights, sounds and smells of a bygone era on Sunday, July 26.
This was a time when horses worked the fields, blacksmiths fired a forge and scones were baked in a wood-fired oven.
The old-fashioned family day is a chance for grandparents to reminisce, parents to be nostalgic and children to discover the unknown.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, July 23, 2015.
Friday, July 31, 2015
Centenarian Clyde Pearsall has fond memories of Morpeth
Fromm the Maitland Mercury report:
Morpeth has been a favourite of 100-year-old Clyde Pearsall since he worked there during World War II. The Lake Macquarie resident has worked and lived across much of the state, but Morpeth has worked its way under his skin. “I’ve never seen so many vegetables,” he said.
“It was vegetables as far as the eye could see.”
Mr Pearsall and his daughter Janelle enjoyed a birthday lunch at the Campbell’s Store on Thursday.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, July 23, 2015.
Morpeth has been a favourite of 100-year-old Clyde Pearsall since he worked there during World War II. The Lake Macquarie resident has worked and lived across much of the state, but Morpeth has worked its way under his skin. “I’ve never seen so many vegetables,” he said.
“It was vegetables as far as the eye could see.”
Mr Pearsall and his daughter Janelle enjoyed a birthday lunch at the Campbell’s Store on Thursday.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, July 23, 2015.
St James at Morpeth celebrate 175th anniversary
From the Maitland Mercury report:
St James’ Anglican Church, Morpeth is the Hunter Valley’s first Anglican church north of Newcastle and celebrates its 175th anniversary this weekend.
The church was rebuilt after a fire in 1874 and was damaged in the 1989 earthquake, but still stands today as a symbol for the faithful in Morpeth and beyond.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, July 23, 2015.
St James’ Anglican Church, Morpeth is the Hunter Valley’s first Anglican church north of Newcastle and celebrates its 175th anniversary this weekend.
The church was rebuilt after a fire in 1874 and was damaged in the 1989 earthquake, but still stands today as a symbol for the faithful in Morpeth and beyond.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, July 23, 2015.
Historic Maitland High School WWI flag to be restored to former glory
From the Maitland Mercury report:
In 1914, 345 old boys from Maitland High School enlisted to serve in World War I.
Sixty of those men, one in five, never returned.
The names of those brave young soldiers were hand stitched into an Australian flag created by the young women at the-then Maitland Girls High School, in a show of support.
Some of the names have faded over time and the flag has deteriorated, but it will be brought back to its former glory at the capable hands of specialist Duncan Harty at his Morpeth Conservation Studio.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, July 22, 2015.
In 1914, 345 old boys from Maitland High School enlisted to serve in World War I.
Sixty of those men, one in five, never returned.
The names of those brave young soldiers were hand stitched into an Australian flag created by the young women at the-then Maitland Girls High School, in a show of support.
Some of the names have faded over time and the flag has deteriorated, but it will be brought back to its former glory at the capable hands of specialist Duncan Harty at his Morpeth Conservation Studio.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, July 22, 2015.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Maitland Diggers answer call to record WWII history
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Six Maitland World War II Diggers answered the call to make history on Tuesday just as they did when they defended their country against the Japanese 74 years ago.
Proudly wearing their medals, the six will be immortalised with their pictures taken by professionals from the Australian Institute of Professional Photography.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, July 21, 2015.
Six Maitland World War II Diggers answered the call to make history on Tuesday just as they did when they defended their country against the Japanese 74 years ago.
Proudly wearing their medals, the six will be immortalised with their pictures taken by professionals from the Australian Institute of Professional Photography.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, July 21, 2015.
Morpeth's River Royal Inn
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Morpeth’s historic River Royal Inn, which was declared unsafe after the extensive flood damage in May, may yet be saved.
Licensee Tom Greene said engineers had examined the structural damage caused to the 159-year-old hotel by the surging floodwaters and were confident the building could be restored.
“A lot of work will be involved, but I am now more than confident this can be done,” Mr Greene said.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, July 21, 2015.
Morpeth’s historic River Royal Inn, which was declared unsafe after the extensive flood damage in May, may yet be saved.
Licensee Tom Greene said engineers had examined the structural damage caused to the 159-year-old hotel by the surging floodwaters and were confident the building could be restored.
“A lot of work will be involved, but I am now more than confident this can be done,” Mr Greene said.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, July 21, 2015.
National Trust - Grossmann House - Historic Bourke Street Maitland
The next National Trust walk in August:
Wayne Campbell will take us through the streets of a section of Central Maitland. The Bourke Street area presents a unique look at the early settled history of Maitland, with the streetscape still capturing elements of the 1850 subdivision of a part of the land of Molly Hunt / Morgan.
Humble timber cottages, terraces, substantial brick dwellings, schools, a private hospital, and accommodation for early Maitland clergy, all side by side and bound by a network of narrow streets and laneways.
Sunday, August 23 at 2.00,
$25.00 / $20.00 National Trust members, price includes the usual sumptuous afternoon tea at Brough House.
Bookings essential. Ph: Holly 49344314.
Wayne Campbell will take us through the streets of a section of Central Maitland. The Bourke Street area presents a unique look at the early settled history of Maitland, with the streetscape still capturing elements of the 1850 subdivision of a part of the land of Molly Hunt / Morgan.
Humble timber cottages, terraces, substantial brick dwellings, schools, a private hospital, and accommodation for early Maitland clergy, all side by side and bound by a network of narrow streets and laneways.
Sunday, August 23 at 2.00,
$25.00 / $20.00 National Trust members, price includes the usual sumptuous afternoon tea at Brough House.
Bookings essential. Ph: Holly 49344314.
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