The Union Steamship Company, which is said to be responsible for the development of shipping in New Zealand, began in that country in Dunedin in 1875. In this initial year, the Union Steamship Company had 5 coastal ships. On 1 October 1875 Alexander Low commenced […]

The Family Story “In 1866 the American fully-rigged ship, General Grant, with £50,000 worth of gold and a passenger list of miners bringing home their piles abroad, set sail from Melbourne to London. “For some unexplained reason, she passed away south of her intended course […]

Many years ago, about twenty residents of Quirindi and Castlemountain decided to have a picnic party on the mountain called “Castle”, about four miles from Quirindi.This was to be on a Sunday and there was to be kangaroo and wallaby shooting. Ammunition was plentiful. It […]