The two uniforms presented here belonged to Arthur Donald (Donald) Watson (1889ā1934) and his daughter Patricia Elizabeth Watson (1920ā2003) respectively and cover both World Wars with the ribbons, patches and badges detailing their service and rank. Donaldās service is a story in two parts. After serving with the 9th Regiment of the 1st Australian Light […]
In 1908, when Mabella Kirwan (1857-1920) accepted this illuminated address, it was very much a manās world. Mabellaās friends had invited her to a gathering at the Bathurst Golf House to show their respect and gratitude to their friend and piano teacher who was moving away to Wellington to live near her brother. But while […]
From a prominent place on a public drinking fountain in central West Maitland, this plaque saw many a carthorse approach to lap at the cool water in the trough below and townspeople stop to drink from its bubbling spout. The fountain was installed in 1889 in memory of Dr Robert James Pierce, and the plaque […]
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