Glenreagh Memorial Museum

Glenreagh Memorial Museum Open First Saturday of each Month. This page is for people who are interested in the history of the Glenreagh. Gold coin donation for entry

Our final photo of the classes from the year 2000, that attended Glenreagh Public School, is the Year 6 class. So twenty...
01/09/2026

Our final photo of the classes from the year 2000, that attended Glenreagh Public School, is the Year 6 class. So twenty six years ago, the students in their final year of primary school, from left to right, were: Front row - Teneka Wilson, Erika Marshall, Owen Robinson, Joshua Rosenbaum, Adam Smidt, Emily Hooklyn, Emily Banks; Middle row - Alexander Close, Dylan Juhasz, Mark Van Tongeren, Mitchell Carcar, Chris Tibbett, Jay Hamey; Back row - James Bradshaw, Dan Shipman, Jesse Ommundson, Scott Hughes, Tyson Brooks, Pearce Anderson. The teacher of this class was Mrs L Heffernan. AccNr02021
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There were quite a few classes at Glenreagh in 2000, twenty six years ago. This is the Year 4/5 class. The students, fro...
31/08/2026

There were quite a few classes at Glenreagh in 2000, twenty six years ago. This is the Year 4/5 class. The students, from left to right, in this class were: Front row - Rachel Freeman, Casey McPherson, Michelle Quigley, Bronwyn Field, Kara Hamey, Caitlin Russ, Shelly Stanton-Rees; Middle row - Blake Hammond, Joseph Cavill, Jodie Watt, Hayley Smith, Rebecca Browne, Clayton Smidt, Brad Milne; Back row - Chantelle Strauss, Jenna Irwin, Shay Anderson, Chiana Hammond, Abbey Lipscomb, Liana Tarlington, Hannah Mitchell. Absent from this photo was April Mills-Thom. The teacher of this class, and who was also the principal of the school, was Ms Cheryl Cordwell. AccNr02020
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Here is the Year 3/4 class from 2000, students at Glenreagh Public School twenty six years ago. The children, from left ...
30/08/2026

Here is the Year 3/4 class from 2000, students at Glenreagh Public School twenty six years ago. The children, from left to right, are: Front row - Helen Moseley, Emma Freeman, Amber Shipman, Natasha Rosenbaum, Karina Quigley, Kimberley Gisborne, Christa Robinson, Amber Beesley, Jessica Metelik; Back row - Raymond Skidmore, Adam Bradshaw, Josie Doolan, Kylie Pinches, Bradley Wood, Jamie-Lee Maybury, Cyntel Webster, Alexie Pigot, David Van Tongeren. The teacher of this class was Mrs Kelly Makepeace. AccNr02019

Following on with the twenty six years later class theme, here is the Year 3 class from Glenreagh Public School in 2000....
29/08/2026

Following on with the twenty six years later class theme, here is the Year 3 class from Glenreagh Public School in 2000. The students, from left to right, are: Front row - Sobi Slingsby, Emma Barnes, Holly Cole, Sophie Marshall, Sydnee Doolan, Katrina Hickson, Narelle Freeman, Jesse Cavill; Middle row - Andrew Gow, Hugh Skidmore, Leah Slockee, Charlotte Field, Sarah Irwin, Steven Mitchell, Matthew Watt; Back row - Billy York, Todd Milne, Nicholas Webster, Jai Weller, Shane Strauss, Clancy Barnard, Ben Wood. The teachers of this class were Ms Sue Hindmarsh, and Mr S Edgar-Jones. AccNr02018

Here is the Year 1/2 class from twenty six years ago, in the year 2000. The students, from left to right, are: Front row...
28/08/2026

Here is the Year 1/2 class from twenty six years ago, in the year 2000. The students, from left to right, are: Front row - Chloe Graham, Skyeanne Wright, Sara Padget, Monique Matthews, Kate Bradshaw, Meaghan Shipman, Alyson Maybury, Frances Barnes, Sophie Wright; Middle row - Henry Moseley, Blake Gisborne, Leticia Payten, Keisha Wilson, Adelina Williams, Lauren Howson, Daniel Hooklyn, Banjo Payten; Back row - Jack Quinn, Daniel Banks, Matthew Mitchell, Jarrod Weller, Marc Hughes, Michael Carcar, Bryce Stanton-Rees, Harley Krix, Adam Webster. The teacher of this class was Mrs Jenny Wiseman. AccNr02017

Twenty six years later, we wonder where these children are and what they are doing. These are the Kindergarten/Year 1 cl...
27/08/2026

Twenty six years later, we wonder where these children are and what they are doing. These are the Kindergarten/Year 1 class from 2000. The students, from left to right, are: Front row - Katrina Hilton, Jessica Gisborne, Kenita Monks, Jacqueline Hart, Natasha Earea, Alesha Hart, Honey Slingsby, Casey Irwin, Kaitlyn Smithers; Middle row - Carter Ney, Nicholas Pigot, William Bergan, Tahlia Mathes, Lincoln White, Lockie Oberg, Matthew Gow; Back row - Nathan Treton, Joshua Howson, Jack Cummins, Jacob Stephenson, Forest Hall. The teacher of this class was Ms Marcia Pont, a former student of Glenreagh Public School. Absent on the day of the photo was David Thompson. AccNr02016

This image of Glenreagh locals, Murray and Zettie Carten was captured at the 2016 Glenreagh Timber Festival. Murray, a q...
26/08/2026

This image of Glenreagh locals, Murray and Zettie Carten was captured at the 2016 Glenreagh Timber Festival. Murray, a quiet well mannered man, worked in the yards of the Glenreagh railway station for many years as he drove a crane and loaded the railway sleepers onto the wagons. He was also well known for his love of his racehorses. Zettie, famously remembered as being one of several who were rescued from her parent's home in the 1950s floods, spent many years as the cleaner of the Glenreagh school. Murray passed away in 2021 and Zettie in 2025, both are buried at the Glenreagh Cemetery. This photo is courtesy of Kim Smith. AccNr01057

This photo has been sent to us recently by Jenni Flynn. It depicts Keith Roby and his lion Clarence. Keith and his wife ...
25/08/2026

This photo has been sent to us recently by Jenni Flynn. It depicts Keith Roby and his lion Clarence. Keith and his wife Gloria, with their children Jenni, Kevin, Les and Suzanne arrived in Glenreagh in the early '70s bringing their entertainment skills along with their circus and an array of animals that they used in their performances. From memory the animals they had included Clarence the lion, a monkey, a donkey, and a pony, and perhaps more. A circus tent that was erected on the spare block south of the Golden Dog brought great excitement when they gave several performances to the residents and nearby towns. Every member of the family had a performance skill or two that they thrilled the crowds with. They lived for many years in a home on the eastern side of the river and railway line, somewhere around 33 Eastbank Road. As Jenni said, Clarence would wake the town up at 5am with his roars. The lovely building that they called home, in later years after they had moved, burnt down, but not before others had the pleasure of living there. Keith and Gloria eventually moved to Red Rock where they ran a takeaway business. If you have any photos of the Roby's when they were performing, or the tent that they erected in town, we would love to see them. The first photo is the original, the second has been reimaged with ChatGPT. AccNr01056

This is another picture taken when the Main Roads gang were repairing the damage to the Orara River traffic bridge and t...
24/08/2026

This is another picture taken when the Main Roads gang were repairing the damage to the Orara River traffic bridge and the approaches to the bridge, after the floodwaters from the June 1950 flood receded. You can see better how the wire has been loosened on the handrails on the left, and the wire mesh panels have been pushed out off the northern and southern rails of the bridge. There appears to be a little debris still laying against both edges of the bridge. This view also gives another perspective of the depth of the approach that was washed away from the eastern side of the river, and the method of access, by use of the ladder and ramp, that was used by the workers to get onto the bridge deck when working on the repairs. From this view you can also see the four homes that were on that part of Coramba Street at that time. From the left, the homes are 88 and 86 Coramba Street, next is a spare block, then 82 and 80 Coramba Street. It is from 82 Coramba Street that the photograph AccNr01003, published previously, was taken. The building seen between 82 and 86 Coramba Street, would have been that on the block of 25 Dorrigo Street. Also the building seen to the right of 80 Coramba Street, partially hidden by the trusses of the bridge, is the school building in Dorrigo Street. Also seen in this photo are the men working on the western side of the bridge. There are two people standing each side of the two, possibly three in the centre of the group, at the back of the vehicle. A tall structure with a ladder is beside the left of the vehicle. Also noticeable is the dirt road that was Sherwood Creek Road at that time. AccNr00073

This, another of the unidentified people from Nana Glen photos, shows a group of men, women and a couple of children at ...
23/08/2026

This, another of the unidentified people from Nana Glen photos, shows a group of men, women and a couple of children at the back of the group. These boys are most likely standing on the running board of the vehicle. If you can identify any of these people we would love to know who they are. The second photo is the original photo. AccNr01044

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