Marvels of early connections
ONCE employed as a telegraph messenger by the Postmaster General’s Department, Trevor Thatcher fondly remembers listening to his valve driven radio during the 1930s.
"I...
Net meet for women
THERE will be a new type of community group starting up in the Hastings area this month.
The Hastings Net has been formed to provide...
Luhrmann’s mum for dinner
BAZ Luhrmann’s mother will be attending a dinner-dance later this year on behalf of the Hastings Mental Health Support Group.
Luhrmann, the acclaimed Australian film...
Bill takes up the baton
A CHANGING of the guard at Hastings Choristers will see renowned Emeritus Professor William (Bill) Hawkey MBE take over guest conductor duties for Term...
Archive treasures dusted off
HISTORY has been rejuvenated at the Port Macquarie Historical Museum.
Nationally significant items from the Port Macquarie Historical Society collection have recently returned home after...
Charge your glass as phones power up
SHORT battery life on mobile phones has always been a problem but there is now a solution and it’s coming to the Port Macquarie...
Interact with these youngsters
THE Rotary Club of Port Macquarie is set to charter an Interact Club for young people aged 12 to 18 years old.
The club is...
Dancers in step with stars
NEXT stop is the United States for the talented Wauchope and Port Macquarie Performing Arts (WPMPA) dance students.
A group of 54 WPMPA members left...
Guests of the fair
WAUCHOPE will welcome the Happily Ever After Bridal Fair to its showgrounds this weekend.
The fair is a unique way for some of the region’s...
New publican for Macca
THE Port Macquarie Hotel has a new publican.
David Van den Boom brings to the hotel his extensive experience managing hotels from Birmingham in the...
Music mates go Oldscool
By JO HARRISON
FOUR best mates are hitting the live music scene in Armidale re-living the glory days of Oz rock with their new band...
Dialing in time
By JO HARRISON
Telecommunications historian, Murray Rasmussen hosted the display of early phones that included a candlestick phone from early 1900s, the ultra modern ‘touch...
