Posts Tagged ‘bellingen’
Dorrigo telephones
Wednesday 12 August 1908, The Sydney Morning Herald
The Postal authorities intimate, in connection with the letter signed by Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., which appeared in our columns of the 30th ultimo, respecting the establishment of telephonic communication between Bellingen and Dorrigo, that a tender was accepted on the 27th Idem for the erection of a telephone line from Bellingen to North Dorrigo, via Never Never and Dorrigo, and instructions have been issued for the work to be put in hand immediately the necessary contract deposit is paid.
Bellingen’s electric supply
Tuesday 11 April 1933, The Sydney Morning Herald
BELLINGEN, Monday.
Bellingen Shire Council has been advised by the Clarence River county council, that the Raleigh Co-operative Butter Society has approached the county council for a supply of electricity. An offer has been made to supply the factory, subject to an electricity agreement being granted by the Bellingen Shire to the county council to supply within the area. It was decided to invite the Clarence County Council to submit for the Bellingen Shire’s consideration alternative proposals with regard to a franchise for the whole of the Bellingen Shire area, including and excluding the town of Bellingen. The meeting instructed the electricity committee to deal immediately with the replies.
Sheep on Northern Rivers
Tuesday 9 August 1910, The Sydney Morning Herald
BELLINGEN. – Several landholders in this district are impressed with the idea that sheep raising will be a payable industry on a small scale in conjunction with other pursuits. Sheep do well here on the hilly lands, and one or two have already turned them to profit. Mr. C. Franks has a few Romney Marsh on the south arm. Mr. A. Tyson, of Never Never, found several Shropshires a success, and recently had landed here one ram and 14 pure-bred Romney Marsh ewes from the stud of Mr. S. S. Hunt, of Bathurst, a successful exhibitor at the recent Sydney sheep show. He says the only fault he finds is that the sheep get too fat. Mr. L P. Uther, too, of Bouville, has had a flock of Romneys for some time. Recently he purchased the pure-bred ram, Sir Eltham, bred by Mr. William Grant, of South Canterbury, New Zealand. Paspalum grass is plentiful, and the sheep thrive on it.
New England National Park created.
Friday 13 October 1933, The Sydney Morning Herald
NEW ENGLAND NATIONAL PARK. ARMIDALE, Thursday. The first meeting of the recently gazetted trustees of an area of more than 42,000 acres between the tableland and the coast, was held at Armidale. Bylaws were adopted, and the area named the New England National Park. The area embraces Point Lookout, regarded as affording one of the finest panoramic views in the world. The park is 25 miles from Bel- lingen, 48 from Armidale, 10 from Dorrigo, 30 from Macksville, 40 from Kempsey, and 55 from Grafton. Steps are being taken to develop the area, and to provide means of ac- cess to it.
