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Post Office Manilla NSW
The telegraph line was one of the great engineering feats of 19th-century Australia and probably the most significant milestone in the history of telegraphy in Australia where the Manilla district moved forward towards the future.
The Government-operated post offices and telegraph networks were combined into a single department in each colony on the model of the UK Post Office and Manilla Post Office embraced this change.
Harry M. Miller - Dunmore Stud and Showbiz Promoter
The late Harry M. Miller was best known as a legendary music promoter and agent to the stars, but in rural Australia, it was his work in the cattle arena that gained him a reputation.
He was instrumental in introducing the Simmental breed of cattle to Australia in the 1970s.
Bective Station – James Fisken Vickery (1876–1956)
Successive generations of the Vickery family have owned and operated the well-known Bective district grazing property since 1890. At one point the property ran 100,000 sheep and were sustaining a 44-stand woolshed.
Lola Gwen Allsopp recalls living at Bective during the 1930s-1940s.
Another successful pioneer who, after the first world war land was resumed for the returned soldiers. An interesting portrayal of James and family life at Bective Station
Vincent James Byrnes
During his teen years in the very early 1900s, Vincent established his aptitude as a pastoralist working for his father James.
At just 25 years of age, Vincent commenced his career as pocket book stock and station agent, leading to him becoming a very successful stock and station agent, and progressing to his appointment as the Mayor of Manilla Shire Council.
The Manilla Museum
The Manilla Heritage Museum is located at 171 Manilla Street and incorporates Royce Cottage, built for G. H. Royce in the late 1800s. The museum has a vast range of historical memorabilia and archives relating to the history of Manilla.
Situated next to Royce Cottage is the Yarramanbully School House, a one teacher school operating from the 1920s. At the rear of the Museum is the Manilla and District Rural Collection in Alexander Lane, plus a Chinese Memorial Garden adjacent to the Museum.
The Yarramanbully School
The first Yarramanbully one-teacher school (located east along the Hall’s Creek Road) was built in the early 1900s. Parents of children on farms located away from the school in town asked for a teacher, to give lessons in their own community. The farmers then built a one-room primary school for pupils from Year 1-6.
The school house is now located on the grounds of the Manilla Museum.
The Hall Family
The Hall Families of the Manilla District originated as one of the founding 12 inhabitants of the new town of Manilla (The Junction) in the 1800s.
Long before white people lived in the township of Manilla there were pioneers living on properties around where the town now stands. The Hall family established one such property, Cuerindi Run (approx. 15klms north east of Manilla) in 1832.
Bullock Trains
Bullock Trains in the 1800s Transported Goods to the Manilla NSW District and Outback Australia.
In the early to mid and beyond 1800s, Bullock trains were teams of oxen that pulled heavy loads on carts or wagons across the vast and rugged Australian landscape. They were essential for the development of the colonies, especially in remote areas where roads and railways were not yet built.
Bullock drivers, or bullockies, were the men who drove these teams with skill and courage.
The Courthouse Hotel
The Court House Hotel was opened in December 1900. Both the Court House and Imperial Hotel in Manilla were constructed by T. J. Bowen.
In 1939 a storm blew the roof off the Court House hotel building. Under the watchful eye of Licensee Mrs Hirschberg, the roof, parapet and veranda were rebuilt.
Coach travel through the country was notoriously uncomfortable and bushrangers would wait for the coaches on isolated roads to rob the mail runs.
The CBC Bank and other Banks in Manilla
The growth of the CBC Bank and how it evolved with other banks.
The first branch opened in Manilla Street in 1888 next to Royce Cottage. It is reported the new branch was built in Manilla Street 10 years later (further north) in 1898. In 1924 a new branch was built next to the older branch.
Frank Maundrell had a long history working for the CBC Bank.
Manilla NSW - 1898
The years leading up to the turn of the century saw a significant development in Manilla.
With a population of 144 males and 131 females in 1891 the growth and activity were palpable with the determination of Manilla’s population to provide services that benefited the community.
Towards the end of the 1800s Manilla was growing in leaps and bounds. Many pioneers saw the benefits of the Manilla District and established businesses and home life.
