NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2021
Wednesday 3rd November,
2pm CWA Rooms Corunna Street Bermagui
COVID RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
COVID RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
Timber has played a major part in Bermagui’s history. Since Bermagui’s first settlers in the 1830s, timber was sourced from local forests, and used for dwelling construction and fences etc. What follows is a brief outline of the development of the timber industry in and around Bermagui. As the country expanded the demand for timber…
On Saturday 17 February 2018 a small group of dedicated volunteers worked tirelessly for hours packing, carrying and moving the contents of the Museum into its new home within the Community Centre. We are now faced with the daunting task of how to best display the collection.
NOTICE: Unfortunately, this event has had to be cancelled. Apologies to all. Please contact the Historical Society if you have any questions. Bermagui Historical Society is once again presenting the exhibition “People & Their Boats” Exhibitors’ enthusiasm and spectators’ very positive feedback from last year have inspired the staging of the event over…
James Cook (1728–1779) was born at Merton, Yorkshire, England and grew up on a farm at Ayton. In 1747 he moved to Whitby and joined the merchant navy, working on colliers and other ships in the coastal trade and later the Baltic Sea. In 1755 he joined the Royal Navy and two years later qualified…
William Henry Corkhill (1846-1936) took evident delight in photographing his family at their property Marengo, in Tilba Tilba. His three children, Edith, Pearl (her first name was Elizabeth but she was known by her second) and Norman, with assorted pets, feature prominently as subjects, his wife Frances née Bate less so. The heritage of the…