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Tweed Regional Museum

Locality: Murwillumbah, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6670 2493

Address: 2 Queensland Road 2484 Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia

Website: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au

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24.01.2022 Have you seen the historical images and film from our collection projected onto the exterior of the Twin Towns building yet Celebrating our beach culture and summertime; the show contains a remarkable collection of stills and moving image captured by local photographer Charles Simpson from the 1940s to the 1960s The images and footage will be shown from 18 December 2020 until mid-January 2021 (QLD-time) - ... Images @ 7.10pm; 8.10pm; 9.10pm & 10.10pm. Video @ 7.38pm; 8.38pm; 9.38pm & 10.38pm. (Image: Jane Foreman, beauty Queen, Greenmount Beach. 1953. Photo C. G. Simpson) #TweedRegionalMuseum #TwinTownsServicesClub #TwinTowns #TweedHistory #TweedHeads #Coolangatta #LivingHistory #OldPhotos #OldMovies #VintageFilm #SlideShow #WhatsOnTweed #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

24.01.2022 Hard yakka! Clarrie Stares at Condong in July 1947 and Peter Graham carrying his cross sugar cane also in 1947. Photographer Dave Hartley. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Condong #Sugarcane #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #Train #Sugar #Sugarcane #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

23.01.2022 Charnoch's flats on the left. Looking along Marine Parade, Kingscliff at Christmas holiday time, c. 1950-60s. A Murray Views Postcard. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Kingscliff #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TweedShire #TweedHistory

23.01.2022 Bring the family to Tweed Regional Museum in Murwillumbah these school holidays to receive a FREE ‘My Museum’s Most Magnificent Activity Bag’ which includes a range of fun activities for children Murwillumbah Museum is located within the NSW/Qld border bubble and to be #CovidSAFE families are encouraged to book a free ticket before visiting: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/VisitUs #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #SchoolHolidays #HolidayFun #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #Museum #TweedShire #HolidayActivities

23.01.2022 Opening of 1923-1924 surfing season with a grand carnival. Update: photo likely taken from Greenmount Beach looking towards border and backchannel, where Jack Evans Boat Harbour is today (Tweed Heads). Showing march past at surf carnival, which was held at beginning of carnival before contestants went to the beach. #TweedRegionalMuseum #FlashBack #OldPhotos #SurfCarnival

22.01.2022 It’s the last week to see Fabulous Fossils by Geological George at Murwillumbah Museum! Fabulous Fossils, brings a unique collection of dinosaur parts, ancient shark teeth and marine fossils, as part of the museum’s Collector’s Cabinet series. Local geologist George Casper and his family travel the world in search of some the most unusual fossils ever dug from the earth. See Fabulous Fossils at Murwillumbah Museum located at 2 Queensland Rd, Murwillumbah. We’re open Tuesd...ay to Saturday 10am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4pm. Entry is free. #TweedRegionalMuseum #FabulousFossils #Dinosaurs #DinosaursFossil #Fossils #TogetherTweed #TheTweed #WhatsonTweed Geological George

22.01.2022 Workmen at the mouth of railway tunnel near Murwillumbah, probably Dunbible, circa 1890. Photograph by K Solomons. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TweedShire #TweedHistory

21.01.2022 Zane Corowa with sword fish, circa 1940 Zane Corowa’s fishing boat Vendetta taken in 1962. Robert Corowa was born at Cudgen in 1908 and a well-remembered member of the local South Sea Islander community. At 17 Robert started cutting cane in Cudgen as part of Bob Long’s gang. He spent most of his spare time reading western stories, which prompted his mates to give him the nick-name of Zane after the author Zane Grey. In 1929 he left cane cutting to concentrate on commerc...ial fishing. Zane went to work with Sam Sess but in the late 1930s he bought his own boat, an 18ft. clinker named Sadie. When prawns became popular, he purchased the trawler Vendetta, which you can see in the photo above. He successfully worked prawns for 10 years until serious trouble with his eyes forced him to sell his trawler and he retired to live at Chinderah. Zane fought for the rights of South Sea Islander and Aboriginal people and became involved with the South Sea Islanders and Aboriginal Advancement League, often acting as their spokesman. He worked hard to break down discrimination and to better working and living conditions for his people. He was a member of the Aboriginal Housing Co-op and was heavily involved with this organisation until the opening of the Minjungbul museum in Kirkwood Road in 1984. Although he never played football himself he was for many years one of the backbones of All Blacks football club. He was secretary, treasurer and a delegate to Tweed League. Corowa Park, on the corner of Chinderah Rd and Terrace St in Chinderah, is named after Zane who sadly passed away in 1986. Reference: Corowa - Western Fan Zane Heeded Call of the Sea - Look Back article by Peter Winter, 1985. #TweedRegionalMuseum #TweedRiver #TweedFishing #FamilyHistory #TweedShire #History #Fishing #SwordFish #FlashBack #OldPhotos

20.01.2022 We were delighted to welcome Janelle Saffin MP, Member for Lismore and the Timor-Leste Ambassador to Australia, Her Excellency Ines Almeida and a delegation to Tweed Regional Museum on Thursday.

20.01.2022 Tweed Regional Museum in Tweed Heads is closed today (Sunday 21 February) due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to our visitors.

19.01.2022 On September 15, 1907, at about 8:30 p.m., Murwillumbah was shocked by the sight of a fire at Dainer’s Bakery. Many of the townspeople had been startled by the clanging of bells and shouts of FIRE!, and rushed out to see what was happening. It was reported that Vincent Dainer, the 14-year-old son of baker, Edward Dainer, first sounded the alarm, after he and his brother noticed smoke coming into their kitchen, where they were playing cards. Murwillumbah was devastated by ...the fire. The Main Street was wiped out. Sixty business premises were destroyed, with 100,000 worth damage done. Read more about the Red Sunday story: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/TweedTales/RedSunday Ruins of Murwillumbah after the 1907 fire. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #MurwillumbahFire #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

19.01.2022 Tweed Regional Museum in Tweed Heads will be closed on Sunday 21 February due to unforeseen circumstances . We apologise for any inconvenience caused to our visitors. #tweedregionalmuseum #openinghours

18.01.2022 Come and play! The Museum is open for visitors and for kids aged up to 18 years old, we are running a Treasure Hunt competition until 23 January. Come in and enjoy our award winning exhibitions and while you’re here the kids can pick up their treasure hunt maps The treasure hunt takes in the Museum and surrounding sites, telling some wonderful stores about the history of Murwillumbah. Clues are filled in at each site along the way. Completed treasure hunt ...entries returned to the Museum then go into the draw to win a fabulous Murwillumbah based family prize package including: Regent Cinema Family Pass Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre (TRAC) Slide and Dive Family Pass Mill & Make $100 Gift Voucher Cracklepoint Games $100 Gift Voucher You’ll also get a little bag of fun to take home for a play! (The Treasure Hunt competition is open to children up to 18 years of age.) #TweedRegionalMuseum #TreasureHunt #Murwillumbah #SchoolHolidayActivities #SchoolHolidays #TheTweed #WhatsOnTweed #TweedHistory #TweedShire #Fun

17.01.2022 Psssst have you heard? There’s a Treasure Hunt at the Museum! Come and visit Tweed Regional Museum in Murwillumbah, enjoy the fascinating exhibitions on offer (including the award winning interactive Land Life Culture) and pick up your Treasure Hunt map for a play. The Treasure Hunt takes you on a short, informative and fun tour of the Museum and surrounding areas in Murwillumbah. Fill in the clues and hand in your completed treasure hunt entry to the friendly... folks at the Museum for your chance to win: Regent Cinema Family Pass Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre (TRAC) Slide and Dive Family Pass Mill & Make $100 Gift Voucher Cracklepoint Games $100 Gift Voucher You’ll also get a little bag of fun to take home for a play! (The Treasure Hunt competition is open to children up to 18 years of age.) #TweedRegionalMuseum #TreasureHunt #Murwillumbah #SchoolHolidayActivities #SchoolHolidays #TheTweed #WhatsOnTweed #TweedHistory #TweedShire #Fun

17.01.2022 Nobbs Brothers at North Arm before 1908. Very large buttressed tree being felled Two men on springboards with five more posed at base. Men are wearing protective caps. #TweedRegionalMuseum #NorthArm #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

17.01.2022 Boyd's Bay lift span bridge, c. 1930s Photographer: Spin Buchanan #TweedRegionalMuseum #BoydsBay #TweedRiver #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #Museum #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos

17.01.2022 Scout building at Greenhills at Murwillumbah in 1936. A corrugated iron hut with river in background. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #Museum #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos

16.01.2022 On this first day of LGBTI+ History Month, Tweed Regional Museum is proud to launch our new digital exhibition and collection project Small Town Queer: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-queer Small Town Queer explores the rich tapestry of Tweed’s LGBTQIA+ history from the early 1900s to the present. The Museum has collaborated with LGBTQIA+ community members to collect, share, and preserve the stories of Tweed’s queer history. This digital project includes a sto...ry map, an interactive portal for community stories, and the Museum’s first podcast series. Are you a Small Town Queer? The Museum is encouraging people to upload their own story so that future generations have a greater understanding of the history of the Tweed: https://www.yoursaytweed.com.au/smalltownqueer (The video features Small Town Queer project collaborators and participants. See the exhibition website for photographers information. Music: Anythings by Chris James, licenced to Apple for iMovie) #TweedRegionalMuseum #SmallTownQueer #Queer #LGBTI+HistoryMonth #NewExhibition #YourStory #QueerHistory #LGBTQIA #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

16.01.2022 Need a new summer playlist No worries, Museum staff and Small Town Queer participants have curated a playlist inspired by the project and exhibition Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Y7WvSRGfn4rsMIYAN63bi Small Town Queer online exhibition: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-queer... (Image credit: Spotify) #TweedRegionalMuseum #SmallTownQueer #QueerHistory #LGBTQIA #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

16.01.2022 Tweed District Ambulance building in Murwillumbah, 1957. Photographer: Ross Johnson. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #TweedAmbulance #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

16.01.2022 SMALL TOWN QUEER PODCAST EPISODE 4: From this Day Forward. Listen now Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0r9HYiU6p3jenP3NwdI5r7 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com///small-town-queer/id1550536834 Don’t forget to subscribe to the series to be notified of upcoming episodes.... Peter Waters is a Lawyer specialising in telecommunications and competition law, and Pete Daly is an Occupational Therapist. The couple resides on a farm near the Tweed Coast. In 2017, they spearheaded and helped fund one of the most successful regionally-based Yes Campaigns for marriage equality in Australia. For transcripts, visit: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-queer/playlist (closed caption videos coming shortly) Small Town Queer Online Exhibition: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-queer Small Town Queer Playlist: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-queer/playlist Upload Your Story: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-queer/your-story Image: Peter (courtesy of Peter Waters & Peter Daly). Music: Coffee & Conversation 2020 Podcast.co Example Network. #SmallTownQueerPodcast #ListenNow #TweedRegionalMuseum #SmallTownQueer #QueerVoices #QueeringTheMuseum #Queer #LGBTQIAHistory #NewPodcastSeries #NewExhibition #YourStory #QueerHistory #LGBTQIA #QueerIcons #TweedHistory #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #WhatsOnTweed

15.01.2022 Tweed Regional Museum would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Our Tweed Heads branch Museum is currently closed and will reopen Sunday 3 January 2021. The Murwillumbah Museum reopens Tuesday 5 January 2021. Photograph, Hanna and Edmed social club Christmas Party, Murwillumbah Gold Club, circa 1970s. Photographer: Alan Watson.... #TweedRegionalMusuem #HappyNewYear #TheTweed #WhatsOnTweed #TogetherTweed

15.01.2022 Colour your Sunday at Tweed Regional Museum in Pioneer Park, Tweed Heads West and receive a FREE ‘My Museum’s Most Magnificent Activity Bag’ that includes a range of fun activities for children Our Tweed Heads Museum is located within the NSW/Qld border bubble and to be #CovidSAFE families are encouraged to book a free ticket before visiting: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/VisitUs #TweedRegionalMuseum #TweedHeads #TweedHeadsWest #SchoolHolidays #HolidayFun #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #Museum #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #HolidayActivities

15.01.2022 Updated: wheelbarrow race at Miami, c. 1950s. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Miami #Museum #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos

15.01.2022 Bring the family to Tweed Regional Museum in Tweed Heads West and receive a FREE ‘My Museum’s Most Magnificent Activity Bag’ which includes a range of fun activities for children Tweed Heads Museum is located within the NSW/Qld border bubble and to be #CovidSAFE families are encouraged to book a free ticket before visiting: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/VisitUs #TweedRegionalMuseum #TweedHeads #TweedHeadsWest #SchoolHolidays #HolidayFun #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #Museum #TweedShire #HolidayActivities

15.01.2022 This historic photo includes Community Leaders: Zane Corowa, Nasuven Enares, Wally Mussing, Lerou Leichhardt and Faith Bandler at the CWA Hall Coolangatta, c. 1950s. Their collective and individual activism led to increased rights for Aboriginal and South Sea Islander people. And so, their legacies and family names exemplify an integral part of Tweed’s history. Like the Faith Mussing Bandler Park in Tumbulgum, named in honour of Dr Faith Bandler OAM who spent much of her li...fe fighting for justice. Dr Bandler cited stories of her father, Peter Mussing’s harrowing experience as a slave labourer as motivation for her activism, My father was taken from his Island, which is the Island of Ambryn, that makes up the eighty-odd Islands of the nation of Vanuatu, at a very young age. He was about twelve or thirteen in the year 1883, and he was forcibly taken with other men and women and brought to Mackay. Born Ida Lessing Faith Mussing in 1918, Faith was one of eight children raised in Tumbulgum and later Murwillumbah, where she attended high school. In World War II, Faith served in the Australian Women’s Land Army and worked on farms growing food to feed Australians fighting overseas. Faith was actively involved in the peace movement of the 1950s. In 1956, she was instrumental in setting up the Australian Aboriginal Fellowship, which led the campaign to abolish the NSW state government-controlled Aborigines Welfare Board (originally as the Aborigines Protection Board). Dr Bandler was also instrumental in the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines & Torres Strait Islanders’ campaign for a national referendum to change the Constitution. Since helping to win the referendum, Faith actively supported Aboriginal Land Rights and reconciliation. In 1997 she was awarded a Human Rights Medal. Sources: NFSA & The Encyclopedia Of Women & Leadership in 20th Century Australia. #TweedRegionalMuseum #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

14.01.2022 It’s FrogID Week, Australia’s biggest frog count! Held annually to monitor frog distributions over time, you can help scientists understand how frogs and their ecosystems are responding to a changing planet. Australia’s frogs are under threat from habitat loss, disease and climate change. Taking part in FrogID Week will provide valuable data for the protection and conservation of frogs. Download the free app and register here: https://portal.frogid.net.au/frog-id-week Gia...nt Barred Frogs are very large (up to 115mm long) and strong. They are found along freshwater streams in rainforests; however, vegetation clearing is a threat to them. The call of this species is a deep grunting noise; males call in the spring and summer from the edges of streams after rain. To make an origami frog, download this fun children’s activity sheet from our website https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au//TSC12329_Make_an_Origami_ Giant Barred Frog (by Getty Images) #TweedRegionalMuseum #FrogIDWeek #Frog #TheTweed #Museum #NatualHeritage

14.01.2022 #WeAreOpen The Tweed Heads branch of Tweed Regional Museum is located in a beautiful park setting on the banks of Terranora Creek, and showcases three significant heritage buildings. FREE ENTRY! Open Tues, Wed & Sun (10am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4pm). Pioneer Park, 230 Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads, NSW 2485. https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/ #TweedRegionalMuseum #TheTweed #TweedHeadsWest #TogetherTweed #TweedMuseum

13.01.2022 Tweed Regional Museum is proud to launch our first-ever podcast series in conjunction with the Small Town Queer online exhibition and collection project. The series explores Tweed’s rich queer history as told by local LGBTQIA+ community members. Hear tales of sexual liberation, love, activism, discrimination, defiance, performance, spaces, places and local business. LISTEN NOW: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0r9HYiU6p3jenP3NwdI5r7 iTunes: https://p...odcasts.apple.com///small-town-queer/id1550536834 Don’t forget to subscribe to the series to be notified of upcoming episodes. For transcripts, visit: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-queer/playlist (closed caption videos coming shortly) Small Town Queer Online Exhibition: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-queer Small Town Queer Playlist: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-queer/playlist Upload Your Story: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-queer/your-story Images: See Small Town Queer Website for photographers’ details. Music: Coffee & Conversation 2020 Podcast.co Example Network. #SmallTownQueerPodcast #ListenNow #TweedRegionalMuseum #SmallTownQueer #QueerVoices #NewPodcastSeries #TweedHistory #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #WhatsOnTweed

13.01.2022 Condong Sugar Mill. Can you help us to identify the approximate year or decade this photograph was takenUpdate: Thank you, everyone, for your research and informative comments The consensus appears to be the 1960s #TweedRegionalMuseum #Condong #CondongSugarMill #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #Sugar #Sugarcane #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

13.01.2022 Members of the Tweed Heads & Coolangatta Rowing Club, 1950. From Left Garth Shambrook, Bob Barrett, Ray Green & Bill Ahrens. #TweedRowing #TweedRiver #Coolangatta #TweedHeads #TweedRegionalMuseum #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos

12.01.2022 Uki Village in 1914 Taken from the hill above the hotel showing Main Street with school and headmaster’s residence and houses. On the opposite side are shops and an empty block after the destruction of the fire. Hall and Butter factory and Mill managers house are also visible. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Uki #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

12.01.2022 Norrie's Headland. The far right beach is Cabarita Beach. The township of Bogangar/Cabarita Beach is in the immediate vicinity of Norries, circa 1950s. #TweedRegionalMuseum #CabaritaBeach #Cabarita #Bogangar #NorriesHeadland #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TweedShire #TweedHistory

12.01.2022 S.S. Pulganbar on Tweed River, Photograph by O Notley, circa 1900. #TweedRegionalMuseum #TweedShire #TweedRiver #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

12.01.2022 Old Regent theatre, Alma Street, Murwillumbah. 1931. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

11.01.2022 Building the dry dock at Tweed Heads, c. 1901. (Photo F. J. Davey) #TweedRegionalMuseum #TweedHeads #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TweedShire #TweedHistory

10.01.2022 Leap into Tweed Regional Museum in Murwillumbah these school holidays to receive a FREE ‘My Museum’s Most Magnificent Activity Bag’ which includes a range of fun activities for children Murwillumbah Museum is located within the NSW/Qld border bubble and to be #CovidSAFE families are encouraged to book a free ticket before visiting: https://facebook.com/events/s/tweed-regional-museum-murwillu/3291468421079196/?ti=icl #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #SchoolHolidays #HolidayFun #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #Museum #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #HolidayActivities

10.01.2022 Tweed District Hospital, Murwillumbah, 1950. Dr Stanley Williamson (Dark suit front) and Tweed District Hospital staff, 1951. Photographer Rosslyn Studios.... #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #MurwillumbahHospital #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

09.01.2022 Scrub cutter camps at Kunghur, circa 1910. The second photograph by Douglas Solomons includes Kenneth and Iris Solomons, and Bob and Mrs Spurway. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Kunghur #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

09.01.2022 Discover the unique natural and cultural heritage of the Tweed by joining Tweed Regional Museum's Curator, Erika Taylor, this Thursday at 10:30am for a FREE guided talk of our newest permanent exhibition LAND | LIFE | CULTURE in Murwillumbah. Places are limited, so book your tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/124634177179

08.01.2022 Early European settlers (and tents) clearing land on the Tweed, c. 1880 And cottages along the Tweed River, 1885. #TweedRegionalMuseum #TweedRiver #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

06.01.2022 Join Tweed’s own Comedy Queen, the fabulous Milena Missi of Queens From Kingscliff for a drag tour of Murwillumbah Museum! ‘Werq’ your way through the history of the Tweed with Milena as she casts a cheeky queer-eye over our collection Milena Missi, otherwise known as Mitchel Hull, is not just a Queen, he’s a Small Town Queer Icon. Read about Mitchel’s journey to becoming a successful performer and business owner on the Small Town Queer exhibition website: https://...museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-qu//queer-icons (Presented by Milena Missi of Queens from Kingscliff with videography by Ryan Fowler) #TweedRegionalMuseum #SmallTownQueer #MilenaMissi #MuseumTour #QueeringTheMuseum #YourStory #NewExhibition #QueerHistory #DragTour #DragQueen #LGBTQIA #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

05.01.2022 Benbow’s Bakery Stokers Siding. Benbow family photographic collection, kindly donated by the Benbow family #TweedRegionalMuseum #StokersSiding #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #Museum #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos

05.01.2022 Train in viaduct coming into Tweed Heads from Coolangatta, c. 1910. Hotel Tweed in the background. #TweedRegionalMuseum #TweedHeads #Coolangatta #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #Museum #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #VintagePostcard #trainspotting

05.01.2022 Knox Park, Murwillumbah Can you help us determine the year it was taken? Update: the consensus is circa 1950s. Thank you everyone for your analysis and comments Rosslyn Series, photographer. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #Museum #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos

04.01.2022 On this important day of remembrance, we honour all the local men and women who have served their nation. We Will Remember Them. Lest We Forget. World War Two POW Private David (Dave) Runge was a driver (Division 22 Brigade 8 DIV AASC) with the Australian Army Service Corps from 1940-1945. Private Runge was interned for more than three years by the Imperial Japanese Army.... Born in 1922 in Murwillumbah, Dave Runge enlisted in the Army in 1940 aged 18 years. According to Australian Government war records, in 1942, Dave was reported missing in Malaya. By late 1943 he is recorded as being held captive in Fukuoka camp, Japan. At Fukuoka camp, Dave was tortured for a week for a minor infraction. He was tied up by Imperial Guards and left outside, where he was made to kneel on a bamboo pole with another bamboo pole placed behind his knees. Also, it was reported that guards jumped on his legs. As Dave told the Northern Star newspaper, I was in the guardhouse for seven days, and for the last four days was forced to stand at attention. I was then carried into the dispensary and after ten days both my legs had to be amputated, (1945). Dave is pictured here after his rescue, being carried by his fellow soldiers down the gangplank of HMS Formidable, Sydney, 13 October 1945. Also shown, is Dave with his two Aunties, Aggie Mussing and (right) Mrs Green. Click here to listen to an interview with Private David (Dave) Runge and Australian War Memorial: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1006597 Image 1: TH1-16T David Runge with arms around his two aunties - Left, Aggie Mussing & (right) Mrs Green, c. 1945. Image 2: Private Dave Runge (being carried), both ex-POWs from camps in Japan, come down the gangplank of HMS Formidable, Sydney, 13 October 1945, courtesy of Australian War Memorial. Image 3: Private David Runge. Courtesy of The Sunday Telegraph October 14, 1945. #remembranceday #WeWillRememberThem #LestWeForget #TweedRegionalMuseum #TweedShire #History

04.01.2022 Our Murwillumbah branch is closed from 1 Friday to 4 Monday January. Reopening Tuesday 5th January 2021 #TweedRegionalMusuem #HolidayClosure #TheTweed #TogetherTweed #WhatsOnTweed #OpeningHours #NYE #HappyNewYear

04.01.2022 Today is world Alzheimer’s Day, a fitting time for Museum Staff and Volunteers to take part in Dementia Australia training. The training included the Educational Dementia Immersive Experience (EDIE), which uses virtual reality to let participants experience a little of what it is like to live with dementia. The Museum is proud to be a Dementia-friendly Organisation and undertakes regular training to ensure our staff, volunteers, and facilities are easily accessible to people... living with dementia. #dementiaaustralia #WorldAlzheimersDay #TweedRegionalMuseum #Dementiafriendly

04.01.2022 International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is held on 3 December each year. It aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrate their achievements and contributions. Earlier this year the Museum launched the on-line version of Untold Stories: Living with ability: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/untold-stories/our-stories The project captured diverse stories of ‘ordinary’ people whose rich life experiences inclu...de living with disability. Suzi Hudson (accompanied by Cooper), who participated in the project as both interviewer and interviewee. Suzi was also part of the project coordination group for Untold Stories and a member of Tweed Shire Council’s Equal Access Advisory Committee. You can read more about Suzi here: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/untold-stories//suzi-hudson Tweed Shire Council - Communities: https://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/committees Source: International Day of People with Disability: https://www.idpwd.com.au/ #InternationalDayofPeoplewithDisability #IDPwD #TweedRegionalMuseum #UntoldStories #TogetherTweed #TheTweed #YourStory #TweedHistory

03.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce that Land:Life:Culture has won a Museums and Galleries National Award for permanent exhibition! The Museums and Galleries National Awards, or MAGNAs, recognise originality, innovation and best practice in exhibition, public programs and sustainability projects. You can read more about it here https://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/MediaReleases/2886... Come and see Land:Life:Culture at our Murwillumbah branch at 2 Queensland Road. Tuesday - Saturday 10am till 4pm.

03.01.2022 Mount St Patrick Convent, Murwillumbah, circa 1920. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #MountStPatrick #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

03.01.2022 Unlike Vinne and Jet, no matter how cute you are we won't make you wait outside! Tweed Regional Museum Murwillumbah, open Tues - Sat 10am - 4pm. Book your visit online at http://ow.ly/WzRI50BLDhc

02.01.2022 First air freight arriving in 1934 at Tygalgah airfield, Murwillumbah. Left to right: Billy Middlebrook, Ray Neave (reporter with Tweed Daily), Harold Quirk, Harry McDonald, Sunny Armstrong (pilot), Rube McDonald, Toss Kennedy. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #TygalgahAirfield #TygalgahAirport #TweedShire #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

02.01.2022 On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, Australians observe one minute’s silence each year to remember those who died or suffered for Australia’s cause in all wars and armed conflicts. 11 November is universally associated with the remembrance of those who had died in the First World War. After World War Two, the Australian Government agreed to the United Kingdom’s proposal that Armistice Day be renamed Remembrance Day to commemorate those who were killed in bot...h World Wars. Private Richard August Eilola of Murwillumbah (pictured here), was a signaller with the 52nd Battalion on the Western Front in the First World War. Tragically, Private Eilola died on the 25th September 1917 at the Ypres Front from wounds received to his body and legs, after being caught by fragments from a high explosive shell. He died shortly after and is buried in a soldiers cemetery in Belgium. According to reports given to the Red Cross by men from his company, Private Eilola was a nice lad, and always smiling. We Will Remember Them. Lest We Forget. Photograph (1): WW1 Serviceman, Private Richard August Eilola - KIA. (2) Certificate of commemoration, Richard August Eilola, WWI, 1914-1918. (3) Medallion, death penny, Richard August Eilola, WWI, 1914-1918. #remembranceday #WeWillRememberThem #LestWeForget #TweedRegionalMuseum #TweedShire #History

01.01.2022 Looking across the back channel to Wharf St., Tweed Heads, c. 1920. #TweedRegionalMuseum #TweedHeads #History #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TweedShire #TweedHistory

01.01.2022 8 bed male ward Tweed Cottage Hospital at Murwillumbah. Formerly the female ward-altered and enlarged in 1908. Ron Johansen Photographic Collection. #TweedRegionalMuseum #Murwillumbah #TweedShire #History #TweedHospital #FlashBack #OldPhotos #TheTweed #TogetherTweed

01.01.2022 Today is World AIDS Day, and this year’s theme is Now More Than Ever. The day is about raising awareness and aims to break down barriers for people living with HIV. It is also a time to commemorate people who have died of AIDS-related conditions or other conditions associated with HIV. Recently the Museum launched a digital exhibition and collection project called Small Town Queer. For this project, Museum staff collaborated with the local LGBTQIA+ community, including ...HIV/AIDS Activists and Educators. Now More Than Ever it is vital for cultural organisations like ours, to represent, collect and share these stories. Such as that of Northern Rivers Queer Icon, Tobin Saunders... Tobin is an Activist, Performer, and Educator. He began work as a Community Health Promotion Officer for ACON Northern Rivers in 2010. Taking a holistic view of sexual health, Tobin brought his creative flair to ACON’s outreach program, promoting and delivering campaigns. Tobin is also thought to be the first person in Australia to ever come out on live television as HIV positive, which he did during his involvement with Celebrity Big Brother in 2002. You can read more about Tobin’s groundbreaking work by visiting the Small Town Queer Website: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/small-town-queer World AIDS Day Australia: http://www.worldaidsday.org.au//publishing.nsf/Content/Home ACON Northern Rivers: https://www.acon.org.au/who-we-are-here-for/regional-nsw/ ( image Courtesy of Tobin Saunders) #NowMoreThanEver #TweedRegionalMuseum #WorldAidsDay2020 #WorldAidsDay #YourStory #SmallTownQueer #QueerHistory #LGBTQIA #TheTweed #TogetherTweed ACON Northern Rivers