Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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The Barrington (Free) Presbyterian Church dates to 1935, but was sold as a private dwelling in 2016 #midnorthcoast #nsw #barrington #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #barrington #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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The front of the Australian Bank of Commerce which dates to 1914 at the end of the main street in Gloucester #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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The former CBC Bank building in Gloucester, which dates to 1914 and is now derelict after being occupied by the Council for many years #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
BellingenNSW · @Bellingen
170 followers · 718 posts · Server mastodon.auUnearth the truth
:Multiple sites of possible secret or “clandestine” burials have been discovered on the grounds of one of the most violent and abusive institutions of the Stolen Generations era – Kinchela Aboriginal Boys’ Training Home on the north coast of New South Wales."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/07/kinchela-aboriginal-boys-training-home-secret-graves-burial-sites-stolen-generations-institution-children
#Kempsey #Christians #Kinchela #children #survivors #MidNorthCoast #AU #CA #IndigenousPeoples
#kempsey #christians #kinchela #children #survivors #midnorthcoast #au #ca #indigenouspeoples
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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Gloucester’s weatherboard Police Station doubled up as police station and courthouse for some of its history #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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The Gloucester Museum is located in the former Council Chambers - sign said it was sponsored by the State Bank - which hasn’t existed since 1994 #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
BellingenNSW · @Bellingen
169 followers · 711 posts · Server mastodon.auStop logging koala habitat in a biodiversity emergency
Sign the petition:
Destruction of Australia's National Icon - the Koala
On September 11, 2023, the Australian Government plans to strike at the very heart of our Nation – the rich koala habitat at the core of the proposed Great Koala National Park.
https://www.change.org/p/destruction-of-australia-s-national-icon-the-koala?source_location=search
#StopLogging #NativeForests #NSW #MidNorthCoast #BellingenLogging #biodiversity #GreatKoalaNationalPark #Koalas #petition #SaveTuckersNob
#stoplogging #nativeforests #nsw #midnorthcoast #bellingenlogging #biodiversity #greatkoalanationalpark #koalas #petition #savetuckersnob
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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Gloucester’s impressive clocktower war memorial, which was built in 1930 to commemorate WWI and has had subsequent plaques added for later wars #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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The CBC Bank relocated to this rather more deco premises in 1961 - and is now still open as a NAB branch - reportedly, this site is where the bank originally operated between 1906 and 1914 #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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The Australian Bank of Commerce was erected in 1914 and later was the Bank of NSW and then Westpac - it now houses some lawyers #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
13 followers · 227 posts · Server mastodon.au
Lodge Gloucester is the Masonic Lodge #291 dates to 1922 - with later brick cladding - seems to be quite active #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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Large cross on the side of the Uniting Church in Gloucester - a building rather more modern than some of the other churches in town #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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One of the less imposing railway stations in the region - the Gloucester Station is an unassuming brick building serving XPT services on the North Coast line #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
13 followers · 224 posts · Server mastodon.au
I’m not sure of the date of the weatherboard St Paul’s Anglican Church in Gloucester (possibly around 1921) but it features wall memorials for WWII and the Korean War at its entrance #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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Now looking like a private residence, the buildings adjacent to St Joseph’s Catholic Church definitely have the look of a parish presbytery about them - but someone else may be able to confirm #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
13 followers · 223 posts · Server mastodon.au
St Joseph's Church in Gloucester is an interesting brick design dating to the early 1950s #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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The town of Gloucester is surrounded by the ‘Buckett’s’ the rocky outcrops around the town and partly why it sits on the road called the Buckett’s Way #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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The new NSW Ambulance ‘shed’ in Gloucester replaced a much more modest old brick building #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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St Andrews Presbyterian Church in Gloucester dates to 1906 and has an interesting design with the belltower above the front door #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
Craig Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🦁 · @Craig_C_Smith
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The weatherboard Post Office in the town of Gloucester at the foot of the Barrington Tops on the Mid-North Coast of NSW #midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram
#midnorthcoast #nsw #gloucester #bentsabout #latergram