Tweed Pioneer Project 1840 – 1918
The three Tweed Historical Societies have combined together to create a Register of the Pioneers of the Tweed.They hope to gather as much information as possible about the earliest arrivals, and about the people who lived and worked in the Tweed prior to 1919, including any who fought in the Boer and Great Wars.
They seek not only basic personal information of births, marriages and deaths; places where the Pioneers lived and worked, but also any other information about them that might help fill out our knowledge of their times. For example, what organisations did they belong to, what recreations did they have, where did the children go to school and so on.
In filling out the forms the Societies hope that people will not be put off by the format and will add anything at all that might be of interest to future generations.
A bonus would be old photographs, certificates, letters, land titles or papers which could be copied.
The material collected will become part of the Societies records, and, funds permitting, will form a database of records (parts of which may be published).
Given the number of years that have passed, the Societies believe that this is probably the last chance to collect a definitive record of those who changed the Valley forever. Your assistance is gratefully sought.
CONTACT PERSONS:
Murwillumbah Historical Society… Phone (02) 6677 9204
Ron Johansen
Uki and South Arm Historical Society… Phone (02) 6679 5369
Mary Roberts
Mary Lee Connery
Tweed Heads Historical Society … Phone (07) 5536 8625
Immy McKiernan
Fill this out to contribute information on our early pioneers
Email: tweedhistory@gmail.com
Phone No. 075536 8625