Hartley Spurr Archives ~ Photo Time Tunnel

Audley Reay’s memories of Newcastle and the Hunter in the 1880s

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:April 17, 2020
Post category:History Miscellaneous Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography
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Among some papers given to me by Barry Magor - son of transport collector Ken Magor - was a photocopied pamphlet titled: Memories of the Hunter and Newcastle in the…

Hartley Spurr, legendary bait man

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:February 20, 2019
Post category:History Miscellaneous Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography
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Quite a number of years ago my elderly next-door neighbour asked me what I knew about a man named Hartley Spurr. I told him I had never heard the name,…

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