Armidale – Unravelled

Penelope’s Hospital Float

~ by Helen Dennis, 6 October 2024 ~ This weekend is a long weekend in New South Wales. Many people travel; others simply enjoy an extra day off work. Once upon a time, however – as the discovery of a cache of my aunt Penelope’s photos led me to discover – demonstrations, processions and sportsContinue reading “Penelope’s Hospital Float”

Jock McDonald (the man who named ‘Oban’)

~ Addendum to ‘Andrew Coventry & Margaret Harvey: The Oban Originals’ ~ “Jock McDonald came to Marouan and established a cattle run there for Col Dumaresq. In the very early days, the late Mr Andrew Coventry managed Saumarez Station for the Dumaresqs. Jock McDonald discovered Oban, and he and Mr Andrew Coventry established a cattleContinue reading “Jock McDonald (the man who named ‘Oban’)”