Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia

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Taree is a town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Taree and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then Taree has grown to a population of 26,381, and is the centre of a significant agricultural district. It is 16 km from the Tasman Sea coast, and 317 km north of Sydney.[2] Taree can be reached by train via the North Coast Railway, and by the Pacific Highway. Taree railway station is on the North Coast line of the NSW TrainLink network. It is serviced by six NSW TrainLink trains daily: three heading to Sydney, another three heading North to Grafton, Casino or Brisbane. Taree is within the local government area of Mid-Coast Council, the state electorate of Myall Lakes and the Federal electorate of Lyne.



In 1826, Assistant Surveyor Henry Dangar was instructed by John Oxley as Surveyor General (and a shareholder in the Australian Agricultural Company) to survey the land between Port Stephens and the Hastings River. During this expedition, Dangar identified that 'Harrington Lake' was a river with two entrances to the sea. He named the river 'Manning River' after Sir William Manning, the Deputy-Governor of the Australian Agricultural Company.



In 1829, Governor Darling proclaimed the division of the settlement of the colony of New South Wales into nineteen counties. The northern limit of settlement was declared to be the Manning River.



Taree was laid out as a private town in 1854 by Henry Flett, the son-in-law of William Wynter who had originally settled the area in 1831. 100 acres (40 ha) had been set aside for the private township and 40 lots were initially sold. Taree was declared a municipality on 26 March 1885 and the first municipal council was elected by the residents.[4] In the early 1800s the road from Newcastle to Port Macquarie came via Gloucester and forded the river near Wingham. Boats could not go further upstream than this due to narrowing of the river and rapids. Hence a town formed at Wingham, about a day's ride from Gloucester. Timber getting, especially cedar, ensured goods were brought to Wingham and then shipped to Newcastle and beyond by boat. Coopernook similarly formed a local shipping hub. In 1844, the government of New South Wales had established Wingham as its administrative centre. When the North Coast railway line came through in 1913, it ended initially at Taree. Even before the rest of the line was completed it became apparent that it was safer to send goods by rail to Newcastle and Sydney rather than hazarding the bar at the outlet to the river at Harrington where many ships had been lost. Although connected to the railway, sea transport continued to dominate along the North Coast until the 1930s. This changed when the Martin Bridge replaced the ferry across the Manning River in 1940. River traffic significantly reduced after this, ensuring Taree's place as the centre of business.



The oldest surviving building in Taree is the old St Paul's Presbyterian Church, built in 1869 in the Victorian Gothic Revival style, next door to the current building, in Albert Street.

Birth

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID
1	Gearside, Charles William	14 Sep 1877	Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia	I16505
2	Algie, Leonard William	9 Nov 1924	Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia	I22868

Death

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID
1	Thornton, Margaret Isabel	17 Sep 1941	Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia	I22865
2	Dries, Verina Marjori	Abt 1988	Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia	I22867
3	Allan, Daphne Jean	19 Jun 1992	Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia	I22869
4	Algie, William Thomas	Abt 1968	Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia	I22866
5	Algie, Leonard William	29 Jul 1958	Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia	I22868
6	Algie, Hugh	14 Dec 1937	Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia	I22864

Marriage

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	Family	Marriage		Family ID
1	Algie / Thornton	Abt 1898	Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia	F7815
2	Algie / Dries	Abt 1922	Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia	F7816
3	Algie / Allan	Abt 1947	Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia	F7817