The Dunoon and District Gazette -

The History of Fraser Road, Dunoon

paula — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:59:43 -0500

Map of the end of Fraser Road Dunoon
Modified by DB Matthews 24/8/04 from an old parish map. Property boundaries show magnetic North.

I like the system whereby properties along country roads are numbered. It seems so sensible.

Local History With Denis Matthews

paula — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:01:00 -0400

The following is offered as a contribution towards a history of St Dympna’s Catholic Church in Dunoon. All of the information below has been published previously in the Dunoon Gazette but it has been reproduced at the request of Mrs Veronica Shelton.

Local History - Some Early Businessmen in Dunoon and Surrounding Districts

paula — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:47:00 -0400

A. Friedman’s Post Office Store, James Street Dunoon. Circa 1900

History - Land Reserved for Rocky Creek Dam

paula — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:14:42 -0400

In my most recent contribution on the history of North Dunoon I began by quoting from the declaration of reserve 308 on 9 December 1878 before the parish of Dunoon even had a name. That original reserve included 400 acres at the top of the rise where the Uniting Church stands and where the district water tanks are now located. I quoted the additional comment “that the land described lies partly within Forest Reserve 249 notified 15 Sep 1871”