Patonga Project in Patonga, New South Wales | Landmark & historical place

Patonga Project

Locality: Patonga, New South Wales

Phone: +61 422 170 435

Address: 6 Brisk Street 2256 Patonga, NSW, Australia

Website: http://patonga.org

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22.01.2022 Dress Code for a visitor to Patonga in 1937/8. Thank you to Lyn C. of Avoca and not sure who the dapper gent is.

21.01.2022 Patonga Wharf over the years. From a private wharf to the public wharf with extensions of a swimming pool and boatshed (courtesy of the Williams' 1930's) to the "canoodling" shed on the end of the wharf (40s and 50s). Have left out the concrete wharf for people to add their photos.

21.01.2022 Another couple of photos from Russell Green. He knows that the Shelley and Jones families stayed at Dark Corner before buying up Patonga Drive where he currently is. He thinks the lady in the photo may be Olive Hocking nee Jones and the child could be Barbara Jones (Russell's sister-in-law) Hoping someone recognises the houses and can help out. Are the photos both of a house at Dark Corner and who is the little girl that may be related to the Shelley or Jones family.

21.01.2022 ‘Stories from Patonga’ released in December 2010. It is a collection of stories from 33 people who lived in Patonga between 2006-2010. It is not an historical account, but rather a collection of those people’s memories that sometimes gave glimpses of Patonga’s history. In January 2020, Patonga Project announced that work would begin on a new edition, ‘More Stories from Patonga’. Covid-19 slowed it down but we would like your contribution. The only rules are, there must be... some relationship to Patonga and you can’t make any comment that others might find hurtful. Would love to hear from you. For more information and help to get started please read the attached link.... http://patonga.org//more-stories-from-patonga-looking-for/

19.01.2022 Next in the series of "Characters from Patonga" we have Dr. Sydney John BLUMER. The BLUMER’S had several properties in Patonga and although they were not overtly involved in the community in the small village they were well known. http://patonga.org/2020/06/26/sydney-john-blumer-dr/

18.01.2022 A message from the Secretary of Patonga Progress re Anzac Day to stand at your gates, on balconies or verandahs at 6am on Saturday April 25. " ... At 6am on ANZAC Day musicians everywhere are being called on to take to their front yards to play the Last Post. A grassroots campaign for Australians to commemorate Anzac Day at dawn in their driveways is gathering momentum across the country. With traditional services and marches cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, RSL br...anches in every state have unanimously endorsed the gesture, with families across the nation expected to stand at their gates, on balconies or verandahs at 6am on Saturday April 25. ..." ABC NEWS A member of the community has volunteered to play the Last Post followed by a minute's silence and then Reveille. She will do this at the War Memorial at 6am. Please remember that we should not attend the War Memorial, at 6am, but pay our respects either in our homes or better still on our driveways.

17.01.2022 Thank you to whoever steered our post about More Stories from Patonga to the "Peninsula News" as they published a piece. Jennifer read the piece today and after blaming her husband and then being concerned about a bout of forgetfulness realised after reading the source it was from the web page patonga.org but thanks again for the referral.

16.01.2022 Posted by and thanks to Carl Blacklidge

15.01.2022 What might have been! It certainly would have changed the village atmosphere for sure.

14.01.2022 Bad news for the kids but probably a good decision.

08.01.2022 How did this happen? How did an Englishman working as the curator of the Darwin Botanical Gardens get to purchase land in Patonga? Charles Ernest Frank ALLEN was born on the 2nd of July 1876 in Wimbledon in the county of Oxford, England. Before his arrival in Australia, C. E. F Allen spent some time working in Rhodesia and Mozambique. By trade he was a botanist, he received his formal training at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England.... http://patonga.org//from-darwin-botanical-gardens-to-pato/

07.01.2022 Could not find a date for this one, maybe 1930's? Patonga wharf and Dark Corner in the background.

06.01.2022 Patonga Wharf C 1923 - from Ben Smith's book "Patonga Beach Early Days".

04.01.2022 A Death Adder in a shop at Patonga Beach

04.01.2022 Does anyone recall or know the "Innes" family? Photo from the Australian Women's Weekly 15 Sept 1944.

03.01.2022 Supplied by Dawn Schultz - original source unknown.

03.01.2022 Recently Patonga Project was able to assist someone in their search for family history. The request came from a great grandson of Alice Gertrude Windybank (nee Murphie).His enquiry related to Windybank Hall which was at the rear of 13 Bay Street. Alice also operated a general store on the street side. The shop facade is still there today. We referred them to Ben Roger Smith who published two editions of a book on Patonga which included a chapter on "Windybanks" (sic). Th...e two titles were "Patonga and Some of It's People" in 1990 and then a reprint called "Patonga Beach Early Days". It was published by Leisure Publications ( I think it was a home based publication) . No ISBN on the book but Trove has a reference as Dewey Number 994.42 Libraries Australia ID 7879360. Just wondering whether anyone has a copy they may wish to part with or maybe you know where one could be obtained. I have posted some photos from Ben's book below.

03.01.2022 In 1973 Mendelssohn Bartholdy MILLER, and his wife Marion purchased Lot 52 in Nalya Avenue. With such an interesting name it begged further investigation. The unusual name came about as a result of his father described by Miller as being a Professor of Music at the age of 20. His sibling received the Christian names of Amadeus Beethoven Carl. MILLER in 1937... http://patonga.org/2021/01/05/the-musical-policeman/

02.01.2022 The community concerns as a result of the coronavirus reminded me of another pandemic. In 1919 a major pandemic of the Spanish influenza hit Sydney. Many locations out of the city advertised themselves as "No flu" destinations and Patonga was no exception. Interesting that the cost of the advertised property in the photos was increased by 12.5 percent in the matter of two months. Perhaps this was an indication of the fear in the city and the need to find a safe haven. You can find more information about the Spanish flu at https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-momen//influenza-pandemic