Experiment farms were born of a desire to figure out what agricultural practices worked best in any given region. The government hoped that funding farmers to test a range of crops and cultivation methods would result in the local industry generating higher yields and, in turn, higher revenue. Established in 1901, the Glen Innes Experiment […]
Established in Glen Innes in 1886, Kwong Sing & Co was more than a store — it was a sensory experience. Visitors were met with the clatter of horse-drawn carts, the aroma of sawdust on wooden floors, the soft chime of tonic bottles and coins against shop counters. The emporium supplied everything from medicines and […]
Percy Puck Sing Young must have been impressed when he walked into the Kwong Sing War store (later known as Kwong Sing & Co.) in 1894. The owner, Wong Chee, had recently erected a new building for the business in Glen Innes, northern NSW, and it stocked a huge range of items. Young soon got […]
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