Lost Over Time- The Pegler Family
Lost Over time
The Pegler family of Warialda and Bingara
The Pegler family is another example of pioneers who carved out a future for Australia.
But like...
Archie Kalokerinos ‘I had performed a miracle’
Archie Kalokerinos. ‘I had performed a miracle’
(1927-2012)
Bingara remembers Archie Kalokerinos as a dedicated family doctor, a man of the community and one who had...
Bingara Flooded, Halls Creek potential killer
Bingara flooded, Halls Creek potential killer
Two 100 year events in 15 years
“Bingara flooded by a big water wave” said the newspaper headline in1895.
A phenomenal...
Bingara Show People at Bingara’s First Show
Bingara Show People.
Bingara’s first agricultural show in 1931 was a tribute to the people who made it possible.
‘High class cattle.’
‘Splendid ring events.’
‘Large attendances were...
Patriotic Carnival in Bingara was ‘De Groot’ crashed
Patriotic Carnival in Bingara was ‘De Groot’ crashed
Patriotic fund raising for Australia’s war effort was embraced by bush towns across Australia.
Every town and village...
History talks in old newspaper articles
History talks in old newspaper articles. Enabling us to trace the development of towns, the communities, the people, the industries, society life and enterprise....
Walter Ernest Wearne Reminiscences
Walter Ernest Wearne Reminiscences-Deputy Premier and Minister for Lands. 1867-1931
Walter Ernest Wearne Reminiscences are a delightful insight into the humour and good nature of...
John Byrnes – Bingara’s First Mayor
John Byrnes- Bingara’s First Mayor
In the mid 1870 John Byrnes arrived in Bingara from Morpeth to try his luck in the gold diggings. Little...
Newspaper articles in our History – ...
Newspaper articles in our history and across the Region
History through newspaper articles enables us to trace the development of towns, the communities, the...
Bingara Gold Fields – 1852
Bingara Gold Fields – 1852 - Edited by Rodney King
Bingara was surveyed and laid out in 1852, following the discovery of gold in July...
