50 Years Ago
The debate about eagles attacking ewes and their lambs was heating up, farmers pointing to recent serious loss of stock, and Phil Dalziel of the Forests Commission explaining that dry forest conditions and few rabbits had created unfortunate eagle activity on farmland. Editor Peter Davidson wrote “Residents of the Rushworth
50 Years Ago
Front page news in April was all about local football upheavals, as the Heathcote League commenced without Tooborac, which had been on-again, off-again, right up to the first bounce. The withdrawal left just Elmore, Heathcote, Colbinabbin, Rushworth, and Mt Pleasant which was given a bye in the opening round. Photographed
50 Years Ago
By Alan McLean
50 Years Ago
By Alan McLean
50 Years Ago
By Alan McLean
50 Years Ago
By Alan McLean
50 Years Ago
By Alan McLean
50 Years Ago
By Alan McLean
50 Years Ago
A road smash between Stanhope and Rushworth near the Woolwash swamp took the life of Deborah McKindlay of Moama, adding to an awful district road toll in the second half of 1974. Schools As the school year neared closure, a dress-up day at Rushworth Primary was embraced by teachers as
50 Years Ago
A spate of fatal car accidents in the district continued with the tragic death of Colin Speers on the Midland Highway west of Stanhope, outside his home. Colin was aged just seven, and there was great sympathy for his family and for the local driver of the car. Ted Smith,
50 Years Ago
The Chronicle was not travelling well, one November edition reduced to just four pages! One large sheet, folded in half, printed on four sides. How am I supposed to find interesting stuff out of that now? The reason given was paper shortages, but there may have been other factors as
50 Years Ago
Big news of the month was the announcement of commencement of the new plant at Ibis Milk Products at Stanhope to produce dried milk powder, with cheese production to be scaled back. New equipment was reported to have cost $2 million. Police news Police co-ordinated searches for two men reported