Alexander Gibson writes to his sister Grace, from Egypt 1916. Alexander (Alex/ Alick) was killed in Gaza in Palestine 19.4.1917 (age 21). 3.6.1916 7th Regiment Australian Light Horse Intermediate Base, Egypt Dear Grace I suppose you will be wondering why I did not write this before this. Well I’ve written three letters home since I’ve…
At the end of WWI Willie Gibson wrote home to his mother while still in London. Although WWI ended in 1918, the Peace Treaty was not signed until 1919. The soldiers had to remain with their units in case hostilities resumed. The logistics of moving so many men back to their countries or origin was…
This letter was one of a series written home to his family by Robert Gibson from the battle front in Belgium in WWI. He survived the battle of Messines Ridge, Passchendaele, Villiers-Bretonneux and AMIENS. Robert was one of 3 brothers that served in the Upper Manning, Knorrit Flat. His two brothers were Willie and Alick…
My Grandfather Smith Miss Lilian Alicia (Alice) Smith wrote a brief article for our 1990 Journal, giving an overview of her family’s journey to Australia and settlement on the Lower Manning River. I am the only member left of G E Smiths’ family of 10 children and I am in my 91st year. I was…
Oral History of River Boats In 1989, Miss Doreen Gill shared some interesting information about life on the Manning River in her younger days. Miss Gill’s father, Albert Alexander (Bert) Gill, was a director of the Lower Manning Co-operative Dairy Company for 33 years. When he retired, her brother Dallas became a director also. Her…
Extract from Manning River Times (22 February 1952) ..”It was a sad day for the Manning when they sold the SUNRISE…” The pride of M.R Co-op. Dairy Society’s river fleet, this trim Manning-built cream-boat was a landmark in Manning life in the years between the wars. Plying between the old Mitchell’s Island factory and Wingham,…