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COVID-19 and Australia's unlearnt lessons
John Kidman
Professional rat catchers killed thousands of rodents following the arrival of the Black Death.
Back when every village had a butcher
Eve Chappell
MEAT: Gray & Son Butchers in the early days. Picture: Supplied
Opinion
Watergate at 50: the burglary that launched a thousand scandals
Rodney Tiffen
US president Richard Nixon addresses a crowd in 1974. In the background are protesters carrying signs in support of his impeachment. Picture: Getty Images
Our bush schools era || Stepping Back in Time
Mike Cashman - Tamworth Historical Society
Old school yard: Gowrie School, one of the great little Bush Schools in the Tamworth district that no longer operate, pictured here in 1922. The teacher David Rynd with wife and child on the left. Photo: Supplied
The Lights of Cobb & Co || Stepping Back in Time
Mike Cashman, Tamworth Historical Society
Getting around: A typical Cobb & Co Coach, that would have been operated in Tamworth from 1871 to 1888. Photo: Supplied
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Koori historian to speak at Myall Creek memorial weekend
Newsroom
Dancers at the memorial. Photos: file
Our town develops || Stepping Back in Time
Mike Cashman - Tamworth Historical Society
As it was: A map of Tamworth from the early 1870s, with some interesting features numbered. Photo: Supplied
Search for gaps in Wiki Australian history
Researchers want to determine what might be missing from Wikipedia's coverage of Australian history.
Rare Indigenous artworks to return home
Mibenge Nsenduluka
The artwork is returning to where it belongs, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams says.
They crossed the Peel || Stepping Back in Time
Mike Cashman, Tamworth Historical Society
The Peel River crossing-place, 9 km downstream from Tamworth, where John Oxley's convict party did the work in felling trees and carting gear across the fallen logs to set up camp on September 2, 1818.

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