Archive for the 'Local history' Category
Monday, March 14th, 2016
Then, people used to hang a sheet outside their property to alert others that they needed to fetch a doctor : now the community of Tintenbar has a fully staffed medical practice Then ,it used to take a week to get to Grafton for the races via horse and cart: now it takes only an […]
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Thursday, April 16th, 2015
Ballina Shire Council, together with the Lennox Head Heritage Committee, a sub-committee of the Lennox Head Residents Association, is proud to launch two new interpretive signage panels in Lennox Head. Following the success of the Historic Ballina Waterfront Trail installed along the Richmond River in Ballina, the Lennox Head panels tell two important stories. The […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
Hall committees on the Northern Rivers were given the rock star treatment last Wednesday with Brian Ritchie, Curator of MONA FOMA and bassist of American alternative rock band Violent Femmes, officially launching Arts Northern Rivers’ new arts project, If These Halls Could Talk. Arts Northern Rivers received Arts NSW Regional Partnerships funding for the two-year […]
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Wednesday, December 4th, 2013
Ballina Shire Council has announced the launch of Ballina Shire’s first interpretive signage trail, Historic Ballina Waterfront. The trail consists of 19 signage panels that are located along the pathway between North Wall and Fawcett Park in Ballina. The trail provides brief insights into the historic importance of the river to the shire’s earliest European […]
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Thursday, July 25th, 2013
The new Bunnings store in Ballina is all set for the opening on Monday 29th July. With over 6,000 pallets delivered over the past four weeks, the shelves are fully stocked for the anticipated buzz of shoppers. Manager, Mr Brett Jones said that the 140 team members have been busy preparing for the opening, the […]
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
The Ballina Visitor Information Centre is featuring ‘Pioneering the Northern Rivers’, a new exhibition by local artists Riki and Bill Mason. The exhibition takes visitors on a colourful journey into our past, featuring original artworks and woodworks depicting our pioneering heritage from 1840-1935. The exhibition is currently on display and will run until Wednesday, September […]
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
After Barry posted the Dust Storm in Ballina story, we have had a few responses from readers of our blog. One of our Ballina.Info readers, Rose from Alstonville, has sent us a few photos of the dust storm over Alstonville.
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Thursday, July 26th, 2007
A recently published book on the East Ballina Waterfront Dance Hall and Skating Rink is sure to bring the memories flooding back for long-time Ballina locals. The book traces the history of the dance hall, built originally as an open-air dance floor on Byron Creek at Bangalow in the 1920s, its removal to the waterfront […]
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
A skills development workshop for people interested in learning about archival and conservation techniques for personal collections of memorabilia will be held on Saturday (April 28) at Southern Cross University’s Lismore campus library. The workshop is being hosted by the Aquarian Archive Inc in conjunction with the Richmond River Historical Society, Southern Cross University library […]
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Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Tregeagle retired boat skipper Tom Kyle has spent the best part of six decades on Lismore’s Wilsons River and now his memories are to be recorded for all time. Mr Kyle is one of the many Northern Rivers locals who are being invited to share their stories about life on the river, from the early […]
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