Blogs from Wingham, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

Kimbriki public school opened its doors in 1869 and closed in 1972. Sometime in that period my mother was a student there until she left in year six to complete her education via correspondence school. On the weekend I drove my mother back to Kimbriki to attend a school reunion. I am told that the word Kimbriki in the local Aboriginal language means “water reed”. The area has a population of about 350 people. It was once a thriving dairy producing area. Now, most of the farms are devoted to cattle, horses or are hobby farms. Cedar Vale My mother grew up at a property called “Cedar Vale”; the original house is still standing, but the farm itself has now been sub-divided. My grandfather, Horace, logged all the timber for the house, had it milled and ... read more