Tathra Wharf

Tathra Wharf

  Tathra wharf is situated on the far south coast of New South Wales. Tathra is a picturesque, beachside village not far east of Bega. Some years ago, my family chose to make it our annual holiday destination. My wife and I found it a wonderful place to spend...
Not Guilty – The “Raid” at Castlemountain

Not Guilty – The “Raid” at Castlemountain

Help! This fascinating story is missing its ending. The paper clipping was found in a family history folder and is an entertaining example of life in the Quirindi area before World War 1. You can just imagine Steele Rudd working this incident into one on his Dad and...

Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (2)

<—- previous page Two years after their marriage, and now living at Taree, Dot and Guy’s happiness was shattered when her pregnancy resulted in her giving birth to a stillborn boy. Dot was unable to have further pregnancies, which further added to their...

Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (3)

<—- previous page Dot and Guy eventually moved to what was known as the Cundle Plains, situated just north of Cundletown on the way to Ghinni Ghinni. Today, a vastly improved Pacific Highway goes past the front gate, as did the earlier highway of the same name. The...

Guy Prior – A Young Boy’s Hero (4)

<—- previous page Accidents come naturally to children, especially in the bush. Denis was sitting quietly on Whinny one morning when Peter the dog began barking. Whether this was at the horse or not I can’t recall. Peter didn’t respond to Guy’s commands, so...