Local Stories

Other articles in this series:

• The Art of Making Curry (Issue 269)
• Rosebank Stores (Issue 268)
• Comparing the Cricket of Yesteryear... Dunoon V Rosebank (Issue 267)
• Letter from: Northern Star, March 16, 1910 (Issue 267)
• A tale from a local. (Issue 266)
• Stories from 1910. (Issue 265)
• We first met the extremely handsome brothers, who looked like twins, three years ago when they unexpectedly dropped in on us to introduce themselves... (Issue 263)
• News from the past… (Issue 263)
• Continuation of last months saga on a hotel in Rosebank... (Issue 262)
• The historical story of Eltham Railway Cottage. (Issue 261)
• The editorial story of Rosebank Hotel - 1909 (Issue 261)
• Churches in the Hinterland (Issue 261)
• True Christmas ghost stories… (Issue 260)
• Weddings and church happenings from January 1909 (Issue 260)
• Two stories from Red Dogs dusty vaults. (Issue 259)
• Opening of Dorroughby Public School & Teacher’s Residence. (Issue 259)
• Send-Off at Rosebank (Issue 259)
• There’s an old house that rests near the road that is supposedly haunted by a ghost of a shepherd who was viciously murdered (or so the story goes) and he still visits the house on a regular basis. (Issue 258)
• The Rosebank Public School picnic was held last Saturday... Northern Star 23/10/1908 page 2 (Issue 258)
• The Ghosts of Evans Head and the ghostly Sailor of Fingal (Issue 257)
• THE MAN IN THE MIRROR (Issue 256)
• L.O.L. (Lodge of Loyalty) Celebration at Dorroughby & Conditions of Accepting Invitations to Attend Orange Celebrations. (Issue 256)
• The haunted hut of Wilson Creek. The haunted clock. (Issue 255)
• Another gripping local ghost story from the Eerie Tales Collection... (Issue 254)
• Snippets from the Northern Star 1908. (Issue 254)
• THE HAUNTED PUBS OF LISMORE (Issue 253)
• Extracts from the Northern Star in 1908 and 1909 (Issue 253)
• The Glowing Cross of Lismore on the road to Nimbin (Issue 252)
• Eltham Post Office & Telephone Office, Lantana on Roads, Persimmons at Market, A late Night of Festivities at Rosebank and Thrilling Adventure at Bexhill Narrow Escape from Fatal Catastrophe Horse and sulky swept away Horse drowned Lady driver unaided (Issue 252)
• Extract from the Northern Star 23/3/1908. (Issue 251)
• A Boy Lost in the Bush Makes his own way to the Tweed Extract form Northern Star 3/3/1909. (Issue 251)
• THE HAUNTED SWINGS OF LIONS PARK (Issue 251)
• It seems that Rosebank Women have been community minded for a very long time, and that the Rosebank Hall has long been utilized as a community meeting place…. (Issue 250)
• THE GHOSTLY HITCHER OF TYAGARAH (Issue 250)
• Rain and heavy clouds did not deter a large number of friends from journeying to “Ridgewood,” the residence of Mr. James Graham J.P. of Rosebank, on Wednesday last (1909) to witness the marriage of his second daughter, Miss Emily Maud, to Mr. Livingstone (Issue 250)
• John Myatt, Rosebank, drew attention to the dangerous crossing at Cooper’s Creek near his place, in which he had two capsizes recently. (Issue 248)
• continued from last issue… (Issue 246)
• Celebrating 30 years since the action against logging the Terania Creek Basin. (Issue 246)
• Courtesy of Ian Murray of Dunoon, the following is an extract from the Northern Star September 3, 1907 Page 2 re the Forestry Commission’s Lismore sittings. (Issue 245)
• A concert was given last evening at the Rosebank Hall... (Issue 244)
• An article about the late Michael Beeson. (Issue 243)
• A poem for Michael Beeson (Issue 243)
• An account of Laurie Stubbs as he was in life. (Issue 242)
• Thoughts on Laurie Stubbs (Issue 242)
• On Wednesday night 1st instant a concert was held in the Rosebank Hall... (Issue 242)
• Historic Story about the local store in Rosebank burning down. (Issue 239)
• A poem written for Gregg Stewart. (Issue 235)
• The Tickle Family history concentrating on Thomas (T.A.) Tickle. (Issue 227)
• Part II of Neville Watts, a long time locals story. (Issue 226)
• A long term locals story about Marion Parrish of Corndale. (Issue 223)
• A long term locals story about Darrel & Elaine Quirk. (Issue 221)
• A chapter of life in Corndale (Issue 220)
• Amy & Greg Stewart, Emersons Road (Issue 219)