Our Local History: Red Range early days
Excerpts from a long article by the Examiner Special Correspondent, March 1,1920…. ‘As far back as 1878 Red Range consisted of a small store and dwelling,... Read more.
Our Local History: The Rose Festival
For years crepe paper was in high demand in October and November as many people crafted thousands of paper roses for Rose Festival floats and shop windows. This... Read more.
Our Local History: Early days of Timbs Pharmacy
Timbs Pharmacy is celebrating 150 years of dedicated service to Glen Innes. This, the first pharmacy to be established in Glen Innes has been in the hands of only... Read more.
Our Local History: Polio and the Iron Lung
Seventy years ago, in April 1955 after his invention developed from killed polio virus had been tested in one of the largest clinical trials in history, American... Read more.
Our History – The Power House
An Open Day on Sunday 20 September from 9am to 4pm is a great opportunity for us to tour and consider adaptive re-use of the Power House at the rear of the Town... Read more.
Our Local History – Shearing
Local shearing sheds are again echoing to the scuttling sound of hooves on boards, whirr of the electric gear and clank of presses – a far cry from the days of... Read more.
Our Local History – Ben Lomond
For the centenary of the Ben Lomond school in 1985 a committee of Tony Judge, Bill & Kate Every, Rose Coward, Sedge & Leonie Ormerod, and Patsy Fulloon compiled... Read more.
Our Local History – Tattersalls Hotel
Glen Innes’ Tattersalls Hotel once “saw the patronage of vice-regal parties and dignitaries from all parts of the world”. On 1 July 1905 ‘The Queenslander’... Read more.
Our Local History – Stannum Bush Nursing Hospital
On May 15, 1937, The Glen Innes Examiner ran this report from the Inspector and Organiser of the Bush Nursing Association: “…Nine miles from Deepwater... Read more.
Our Local History – The Courthouse
Early courthouses were used as venues for church services, polling places, meetings – even it is said, for theatrical performances (although I’ve not been... Read more.
Our Local History: Storyplace – A Virtual Museum
Twenty seven items from The Land of the Beardies Museum in Glen Innes are featured in the Museums and Galleries NSW Storyplace site https://storyplace.org.au/. The... Read more.
Our Local History – The Post Office
Early mail deliveries to Glen Innes were spasmodic. James Martin was appointed first Postmaster in 1854. At the time roads were primitive and delivery of mail depended... Read more.
Our Local History – Celtic Connections
Glen Innes’ Celtic connections go right back to the arrival of the first white settlers in 1838 when the Boyd family from Selkirkshire in Scotland took up Boyds... Read more.
Our Local History – Menzies Ave & Wentworth St
Our splendid autumn colours are a great magnet for tourists and the planting project spearheaded by the late Bob Crothers to beautify the median strip on the southern... Read more.
Our Local History – Soldier Settlements
The Historical Society is anxious to collect the history of our second wave of pioneers, the Soldier Settlers – from subdivision maps, correspondence, documents,... Read more.
Our Local History – Trees
Trees played a major part in the development of our area – the term ‘blazing a trail’ literally meant carving marks into trees to indicate the best route over... Read more.
Our Local History: St Josephs Convent
St Joseph’s Convent, that magnificent Edwardian Gothic edifice built 108 years ago and relinquished by the Church in 1995, is on the market again. I will quote... Read more.
Our History – Weddings
The theme of the Historical Society display in the Centenary pavilion at this year’s Glen Innes Show is Weddings and includes photographs, descriptions of the... Read more.
Our History – Flour Mills
Eating damper slathered with butter and dripping deliciously with golden syrup, (known as Cocky’s Joy) as part of the education programme led by Cheryl Muldoon... Read more.
Our History – Communications
How did we receive our news? By bullock wagon from Morpeth or Grafton, crossed letters taking many months; by bush telegraph, on coaches likely be held up by... Read more.
Our History – Dr Fred Buddee
In 1934 Dr Fred Buddee who held a Bachelor of Medicine, Master of Surgery, and was a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, bought Dr Gerard... Read more.
Our History – Christmas
Christmas Past – A time when Christmas was not so commercialized. When churches were full, when gifts would be posted wrapped in recycled crumpled brown paper... Read more.
Our History – Matron Bewley
Driving up Williams Street from Church Street (the New England Highway) you will notice at the top, as you turn right at the corner that there is a sign ‘Bewley... Read more.
Museum Margaret McIntosh Collection Fashion Parade and Exhibition
On Saturday 16 November, guests sipping wine and nibbling canapes gathered round the garden courtyard at the museum to be delighted by the fashion parade, curated... Read more.
Our History: The Town Hall
Our magnificent Town Hall is certainly the centrepiece for ‘Christmas in the Highlands’ on Friday November 29, and for the 23rd year it is the venue for the... Read more.
Wellingrove Was The First Site For Our Town – Our History
Glen Innes, in the area first known as Beardy Plains, was not the first choice for the town. It was originally intended that Wellingrove 24 kilometres to the northwest... Read more.