Killers before Covid were Diphtheria & Typhoid
Killers before Covid were Diphtheria & Typhoid.
Before Covid, diphtheria and typhoid were killer diseases.
Sadly, numerous of their victims were children, the toll was gut-wrenching.
Often...
Bush Doctor Pioneers
Bush doctor pioneers
Farming pioneers stand tall in our folk law.
Following the explorers, they cleared the bush, planted crops and grazed their animals.
Settlements sprung up,...
Our Pictorial lookback at Bingara Central School
Our pictorial look back at Bingara Central School Students from 1947 to 2002.
A pictorial look back at Bingara Central School is our weekly...
Charlie Batchelor and his music
Charlie Batchelor and his music (1897-1984)
‘An 86-year-old, traditional fiddle player from Bingara, Charlie Batchelor and nine friends, filled the house.” (Canberra Times.)
The year was...
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....
