Tarcutta Mural Project

Tarcutta Mural

The Tarcutta Soldiers Memorial Hall Mural project No matter when No matter where Or which uniform you wore If you came home Or you gave your all We will remember you This podcast provides stories and information to supplement the new public artwork in Tarcutta NSW. This mural was commissioned by the Tarcutta Community in partnership with the City of the Wagga Wagga and Eastern Riverina Arts Sam Brooks, an Adelaide based artist, was selected to design a mural commemorating both the people of Tarcutta who have served in our nation’s conflicts. It also pays homage to the returned soldier settlers who were granted plots of land in the district. The short historical stories give an insight into the lives of just some of the soldiers whose names are memorialised for their service. Thanks to the hard working and dedicated community members of the Tarcutta Mural Committee whose vision and determination saw this project come to fruition. Thanks to Barbara Wheeler, Rhonda Shoemark for her poem, the Australian War Memorial, and Jillian and Wayne at Charles Sturt University Regional Archives. The Tarcutta Mural Project is an Australian Government bushfire recovery initiative

  1. 04/23/2021

    Private Ken Allison: A WWII Story

    In 1935 Ken Allison performed in an amateur theatre production in the Tarcutta Soldiers Memorial Hall. In 1940 the town gathered at the Hall to farewell him as he 'answered his country’s call.' Another brief look into the stories behind the names on the memorial. References: Ken Allison, Roll of Honour [Australian War Memorial] World War 2 Nominal Roll [The Department of Veterans’ Affairs] The Daily Advertiser The Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Victoria Crete Campaign [Australian War Memorial An Australian Government bushfire recovery initiative.

    5 min

  2. 04/23/2021

    Charles 'Berry' Bardwell: The man from near the Snowy River

    What links Trooper Charles Bardwell to the great Australian poet Banjo Patterson? Of course it is going to be a horse. A brief story about a member of the 2nd Australian Remount Unit References: B2455 3049218 BARDWELL CB [National Archives of Australia] The Daily Advertiser “The Man Who Wrote Waltzing Matilda - Banjo Paterson” by Derek Parker “The Banjo of the Bush” by Clement Semmler Australian Dictionary of Biography, “Paterson, Andrew Barton (1864-1941)” by Clement Semmler An Australian Government bushfire recovery initiative.

    6 min

  3. 04/23/2021

    The Sacrifices of Esther Bridget Latham

    In 1928, Esther Latham was especially selected by the Tarcutta Soldiers’ Memorial Hall Committee to lay the engraved marble block commemorating the opening of the new hall. In selecting her, the community was recognising the very great sacrifice she had made for her country. But Esther never went to war; instead, four of her five sons joined the army between 1900 and 1915. By the time the hall was opened in 1928, they were all dead. References: B2455 7378076 LATHAM WILLIAM HENRY [National Archives of Australia] B2455 7378043 LATHAM HAROLD [National Archives of Australia] B2455 7379834 LATHAM DANIEL WALTER [National Archives of Australia] The Australian Town and Country Journal Tumut and Adelong Times The NSW Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Wagga Wagga Express NSW Police Gazette An Australian Government bushfire recovery initiative.

    6 min

  4. 04/23/2021

    Soldier Settlers and the Tarcutta Estate

    In 1916 a repatriation scheme was devised to enable thousands of returning soldiers to take up land across Australia, getting them out of the cities into honest, steady work in the fresh air. Catch a glimpse into the lives of returned soldiers, Arthur Belling and David Crosby, who both received blocks of land in the Tarcutta District as part of the Soldier Settlers scheme. References: “He Belonged to Wagga…: the Great War, the AIF and Returned Soldiers in an Australian Country Town” by Dr Ian Hodges “Tarcutta Schools Centenary 1873-1973” compiled by R Belling, RJ Davies, and DAT Henderson Records compiled by Michelle Maddison [Museum of the Riverina] B2455 3467994 CROSBY D [National Archives of Australia] B2455 3071560 BELLING A B [National Archives of Australia] An Australian Government bushfire recovery initiative.

    6 min

  5. 04/23/2021

    The Tarcutta Memorial Soldiers' Hall

    'But it seems that the people of Tarcutta found they could not carry out fundraising for a hall without a hall' A brief insight into the beginnings of the Tarcutta Soldiers' Memorial Hall and the community's trials and tribulations in getting it built. The opening poem is by Tarcutta resident Rhonda Shoemark References: Wagga Wagga Advertiser Adelong and Tumut Express The Daily Advertiser RW97 Kyeamba Shire Council Collection [Charles Sturt University Regional Archives] An Australian Government bushfire recovery initiative.

    6 min
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The Tarcutta Soldiers Memorial Hall Mural project No matter when No matter where Or which uniform you wore If you came home Or you gave your all We will remember you This podcast provides stories and information to supplement the new public artwork in Tarcutta NSW. This mural was commissioned by the Tarcutta Community in partnership with the City of the Wagga Wagga and Eastern Riverina Arts Sam Brooks, an Adelaide based artist, was selected to design a mural commemorating both the people of Tarcutta who have served in our nation’s conflicts. It also pays homage to the returned soldier settlers who were granted plots of land in the district. The short historical stories give an insight into the lives of just some of the soldiers whose names are memorialised for their service. Thanks to the hard working and dedicated community members of the Tarcutta Mural Committee whose vision and determination saw this project come to fruition. Thanks to Barbara Wheeler, Rhonda Shoemark for her poem, the Australian War Memorial, and Jillian and Wayne at Charles Sturt University Regional Archives. The Tarcutta Mural Project is an Australian Government bushfire recovery initiative

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