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Looking Back Network The Page also features short history stories and images, chiefly from the Illawarra region of NSW, from my Looking Back website.

The Looking Back Network features Australian history, with a focus on the northern Illawarra region of NSW, and posts on my other passion, Aussie pub history... The Looking Back Network (LBN) is a page that provides links to my three websites, www.lookingback.org www.timegents.com and www.thebullitimes.com
The Page takes a look at Australian history, including my special interest, Australian pubs, through my website, Time Gents: Australian Pub Project and other links.

The beautiful weatherboard homes that grace the southern side of Farrell Road at Bulli (near Bulli Workers Club) were or...
26/10/2026

The beautiful weatherboard homes that grace the southern side of Farrell Road at Bulli (near Bulli Workers Club) were originally located on an estate known as "The Terrace".
The land was subdivided by a Mrs A.M. Watson, and sold by Bulli real estate agent, Henry Cotterall in January 1912.
Nathan Alterator, who owned a beautiful home on Farrell Road, contacted me to see if anyone can help him with the history of the homes, such as past residents.
Can anyone recall the families that lived in the houses in that area?
It's interesting that Farrell Road was known at the time (1912) as "Floyd's Road".
Floyds had a large farm that took in most of the land between the rail line and the beach at Bulli during this time. The following year (1913), Bulli Shire Council had changed the name of the road to "Farrell's Road".

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25/10/2026

Are you enjoying my local history stories and pictures? I'm enjoying sharing them with you!
Invite your friends to follow my Page... It's simple.
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Picture: Bulli Railway Station about 1935 when William T. Bousfield was station master. He was killed by an electric tra...
25/10/2026

Picture: Bulli Railway Station about 1935 when William T. Bousfield was station master. He was killed by an electric train while station master at Sutherland Railway Station in 1940.

Bulli — Woonona
Mr. William T. Bousfield. Station master at Bulli for about 10 years, was killed by an electric train at Sutherland on Tuesday. Mr. Bousfield left Bulli about four years ago to take up the position of Station master at Sutherland. He was 59 years of age and had been in the employ of the Department for 42 years. He leaves a widow and family of five.

- South Coast Times Friday 22 March 1940.

Bulli BulletinBulli Shire Council NewsCorrespondence received: J. J. O'Donohue, Bulli, wrote regarding the decision of t...
23/10/2026

Bulli Bulletin
Bulli Shire Council News
Correspondence received: J. J. O'Donohue, Bulli, wrote regarding the decision of the council to cut down the bank on the eastern side of the Main South Coast Road [Later the Prince’s Highway] above the Bulli Public School. The material, he suggested, was badly needed to fill in the swamp land at the school. Cr Cotterell moved that when funds are available, the sum of £25 be spent on the work of cutting down the embankment; the debris to be used, as requested by the writer.
- South Coast Times Friday 30 April 1920

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉 Raymon Thomas, Dean Clutterbuck, Rodney ...
23/10/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉 Raymon Thomas, Dean Clutterbuck, Rodney Adams, Glenn Haines, Shane Smith, Scott Hawke, Theo Happel, Bob Fulton, Lyn Faber, Tony Mather, Margaret Cook, John English, Barry Ormerod, Will Tibben, Robert Smith, Cathie Thomson, Nui Tadtan Sirinai, David Croft, Michael Sutherton, Tom Frater, Elizabeth Shipman, Deanna Burns, Mark Wilcox, Ken Kervin, Sharon Pirrie, Michelle Frost, Travis F Reid, Mark Davison, Karin Bråten Wood, Bradley Oliver, Marie Warburton, Bob Small, Stephen Montgomery, Shelley Curtin, Glen English, Stephen VA, Gwenda Steel, Tank Sharman, Ian Wales, John Milnes, Michael Lyons, Gubby Upton, Carol Coombes, Jo Sellers, Kevin Potter, Piet Loedeman, Marshall Bartrim, Shannon Jarvis, Andrew Bone

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Angie-lee Farmer, Barbara Daniel, Julianne Faulks
22/10/2026

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Angie-lee Farmer, Barbara Daniel, Julianne Faulks

Warren Prasser posted this absolute rippa picture to the Old Bulli Mine Facebook Group with the following caption:"I had...
22/10/2026

Warren Prasser posted this absolute rippa picture to the Old Bulli Mine Facebook Group with the following caption:
"I had this sent to me today from Trevor Motts family."
It shows coal miners at the colliery with the writing "Old Bulli The End" scribbled on the transport.
The picture was likely taken when the pit closed in 1987. Recognize any faces?

⚓ From shipwreck to front facade... to the dining room! 🌊🍷Back in 1854, the barque Mozambique ran aground near the Murra...
21/10/2026

⚓ From shipwreck to front facade... to the dining room! 🌊🍷
Back in 1854, the barque Mozambique ran aground near the Murray Mouth.
While the ship was lost to the waves, its iconic wooden figurehead was rescued and brought ashore.
For years, this salvaged beauty proudly graced the balcony and facade of the Goolwa Hotel, keeping watch over the street below and welcoming locals and travellers alike.
Eventually, she was brought inside out of the elements and given a permanent place of honour right in the pub's dining room!
More pictures and history of the Goolwa Hotel's famous figurehead at The Time Gents website. The link is in the comments.
Next time you’re in for a cold drink and a feed, come say hello to the pub's oldest and most famous resident—she’s got over 170 years of local history behind that smile! 🍻✨

Dianne Morrison posted this fantastic picture in the comments section. I thought it deserved a post on its own. Dianne w...
20/10/2026

Dianne Morrison posted this fantastic picture in the comments section. I thought it deserved a post on its own. Dianne writes: "This is my grandmother and her older sister probably around 1911 dressed up for a 'May Day Concert at school'. Either Thirroul or Bulli School, they went to both... My grandmother, Ada Frew, later Roberts and her eldest sister Mary Frew. Both were born in Thirroul, Ada in 1904, Mary in 1898. Both lived their whole lives in Thirroul..."

Short & Sweet, Pubs in the NewsPatrons at Whelan’s Oxford Hotel, Darlinghurst, with middies of b**r (9oz.), for which th...
20/10/2026

Short & Sweet, Pubs in the News
Patrons at Whelan’s Oxford Hotel, Darlinghurst, with middies of b**r (9oz.), for which they paid seven pence yesterday, looking at signs painted on the old glass door when b**r was three pence and later four pence a pint (20oz.). Mr. Harold William Thornton (right) remembers paying three pence a pint for b**r.

– Sydney Daily Telegraph, November 26, 1945.

*Picture enhanced with AI technology. The original is the comments with a link to more Short & Sweet.

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