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News ArchivesANNE Miles is an avid newsreader and at the age of 78 she is the first subscriber to scone.com.au. The subscription will be available online this afternoon, but Anne got in early and visited the Scone Neighbourhood Resource Centre on Monday, to get organised. Anne said she is dubious about using a credit card online, […]
ETHEL Haydon celebrated her 100th birthday today at the Haydon Hall in Murrurundi. A beloved member of the community, more than 50 people made sure to drop by and congratulate her, including students from Blandford Public School. During her thank you speech, Ethel said “looking back, I suppose life was divided into periods”. “The teenage […]
THE last pandemic which occurred in Australia was the Spanish Flu in 1919 and Scone was not immune. Reading through old local newspapers we found lots of parallels to the current pandemic, including the scourge of steamliners, the cancellation of most social activities and the impact on workplaces. Thankfully, 100 years later we better understand […]
TODAY the Scone Neighbourhood Resource Centre and Upper Hunter Shire Council held a flag raising ceremony as part of Reconciliation Week, with local Wonnarua people and children from local schools, with this year’s theme aptly being “All In This Together.” Richard Lawton, a Bidjara man, who has lived in Scone in Wonnarua country for nearly […]
YESTERDAY, Bill and Sarah Howey opened their garden at Geraldton, one of Scone’s oldest homes, drawing more than 100 people to raise money for Scone’s Australian Decorative Fine Arts Society (ADFAS). See photos of the garden below… Sarah Howey, said they were surprised how many people came to the open day and they enjoyed having […]
BILL and Sarah Howey will be opening “Geraldton” to the whole community on Sunday, October 13, to raise money for the local Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society. Geraldton is one of the earliest homes built in Scone, dating back to 1857 when Matthew Miller purchased the land and built the first four bedroom cottage. […]
By Taylah Fellows THE Upper Hunter Shire Council is conducting an Aboriginal heritage study, thanks to a $40, 000 grant from the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. RPS Australia has been commissioned by the Council to help piece together the indigenous picture of the Upper Hunter, all community members are encouraged to share information at […]
IF the walls of the Wilson memorial Hospital in Murrurundi could talk they could tell the stories of generations of Murrurundi residents from the birth of new family members to the passing of loved ones. The current building has stood firm for 100 years, but now its days are numbered as plans take shape for […]
THE first kilts made from the new Upper Hunter Tartan will be aired next weekend at the Aberdeen Highland Games. Read the Rick Wright poem about the kilt at the end of this story. Charles Cooke, president of the Games said it was the perfect way to mark the 20th anniversary of the Games and […]
ABERDEEN is set to have a cairn, as a contribution from the Aberdeen Highland Games to the community and in recognition of the significant role the Scottish played in the Upper Hunter. Construction began in Taylor Park last week and local stone mason John Henley is putting the stones together. Charles Cooke, president of the […]