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forgotten. Scientists have had to work over recent decades to bridge this gap in
Indigenous knowledge. Enormous inroads have been made in creating a better understanding of the traditional Indigenous knowledge of the fauna and flora of Australia. This is partly due to the development of a trusting relationship between certain dedicated individuals who have worked at bridging the social and cultural gaps that were created with the occupation and development of this land
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The old post office serves as a craft and flowers shop and boasts a lovely teahouse overlooking the
Manning River and Taree Estate. Newsreels and old and new movies are screened at the Terrace Cinema Museum. This 22-seat cinema is the smallest cinema in Australia. This has been noted in the Guinness
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The
Australian Aboriginal culture is the oldest living culture in the world. The Indigenous people of Australia have inhabited this region for well over 60,000 years. Their history and knowledge is one of an oral nature with the knowledge and wisdom of the very first inhabitants of this land handed
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The Biripi area takes in such towns as Taree, Wingham, Nabiac, and
Tinonee. The Biripi people travelled around their country according to the seasons and the availability of their food sources. They also traded with other Nations for tools, food, and useful equipment. During their travels they
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The cultural, spiritual and philosophical beliefs may vary between tribes and the knowledge of a group may vary from time to time. With the arrival of
European settlers into this area much of the knowledge and customs of the Aboriginal people were slowly changed and some things have been lost or
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Tinonee Public School is a co-educational school, with classes from
Kindergarten to Grade 6, located adjacent to the Manning River in the historical centre of the town. The school first opened on 1 October 1859 with Mrs Eliza Jane Baxter as the first teacher. At the end of that year, the school
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Formerly a major river port town, Tinonee through its history has been the host of such industries as shipbuilding, farming, logging, timber milling and broom making. With such activities, Tinonee would have been quite a hub of activity, and at one time hosted numerous hotels and accommodation
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The current St Luke's
Anglican Church was built in 1905, replacing an earlier church dating from the 1860s. Originally a site was set aside on the river flats for an Anglican church allowing people to come to church by boat, but the site was deemed unsuitable because of flooding. St Luke's is
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is the Brushy
Cutting Lookout which offers scenic views of the Manning Valley. The Manning River at Tinonee is a popular place for waterskiing and boating. Andrew's Reserve is a park on the opposite bank and may be accessed from the Taree by taking Edinburgh Drive through Taree Estate.
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Tinonee were known to be taken to sea through the entrance at Harrington, and off to the major ports such as Sydney and further afield. The Tinonee Historical Museum is being established to cover local history.
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Book of World
Records. It still uses original projecting equipment and has authentic slides that are still shown from time to time. The Deep Water Shark Gallery displays Aboriginal artwork, including works in wood, clay and paint. Tinonee is also home to a
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down over the millennia so that it still exists today. Aboriginal people have lived in a harmonious way with nature, caring for it and surviving on it. By ensuring nature's survival the Aboriginal people have ensured their own survival.
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harvested the native plants and utilized them for their survival and their traditional practices. These practices were orally handed down over the generations and it is this information has helped to form the basis of this web site.
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The Tinonee Eagles play football on the Tinonee Oval. Being made up of players from junior level, through to the over 35's. Cricket and tennis are also played there.
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boasted an enrolment of 25 pupils. The school website covers its history well.
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1410:Coolongolook
1395:Camden Haven
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1229:New Entrance
1114:Herons Creek
1094:Frederickton
1084:Ellenborough
1039:Camden Haven
677:Karuah River
647:Bowman River
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1671:Hat Head NP
1654:Dooragan NP
1617:Banda Banda
1585:Wallis Lake
1543:Smiths Lake
1517:Pappinbarra
1507:Never Never
1491:Myall Lakes
1289:Taylors Arm
1269:Scotts Head
1234:North Haven
1224:Newee Creek
1174:Lake Cathie
1119:Jerseyville
1099:Hannam Vale
1044:Collombatti
1019:Bonny Hills
904:Myall Lakes
861:, Australia
765:Myall Lakes
760:Ghin-Doo-Ee
755:Booti Booti
732:Wards River
727:Wallis Lake
702:Smiths Lake
697:Myall River
692:Myall Lakes
609:Wallis Lake
584:Tea Gardens
559:Smiths Lake
484:Koorainghat
469:Johns River
454:Hannam Vale
379:Cedar Party
98:Attractions
45:2006 census
1774:Categories
1712:Big Banana
1380:Barrington
1349:Woolgoolga
1304:Toms Creek
1249:Park Beach
1199:Macksville
1104:Harrington
1074:Cundletown
1054:Coopernook
1034:Bowraville
1029:Bostobrick
857:region of
793:Cape Hawke
632:Avon River
623:Rivers and
554:Seal Rocks
534:Number One
464:Hawks Nest
459:Harrington
449:Gloucester
404:Cundletown
389:Coopernook
374:Carrington
359:Bulahdelah
344:Barrington
339:Back Creek
204:26 January
177:References
43:. At the
1591:Wang Wauk
1579:Wallingat
1465:Lansdowne
1460:Kunderang
1405:Christmas
1385:Bellinger
1274:Smithtown
1239:Oceanside
1219:Nana Glen
1189:Long Flat
1184:Laurieton
1179:Lansdowne
1169:Kundabung
1004:Bellingen
932:Bellingen
770:Wallingat
564:Stratford
494:Lansdowne
479:Killabakh
220:"Tinonee"
152:John Knox
1747:152°25′E
1686:Maria NP
1596:Williams
1574:Wallamba
1549:Stewarts
1532:Rosewood
1512:Nowendoc
1502:Nambucca
1450:Hastings
1420:Crawford
1354:Wauchope
1319:Tuncurry
1314:Toormina
1209:Mylestom
1164:Krambach
1154:Kolodong
1144:Kinchela
1109:Hat Head
1049:Comboyne
1024:Bonville
1009:Birdwood
594:Tuncurry
549:Purfleet
509:Monkerai
489:Krambach
439:Fernhill
434:Failford
409:Darawank
399:Copeland
364:Bungwahl
334:Allworth
233:4 August
128:Churches
56:Brisbane
1744:31°56′S
1569:Walcrow
1554:Taylors
1537:Rowleys
1475:Manning
1470:Macleay
1445:Georges
1375:Barnard
1344:Wingham
1309:Tinonee
1264:Sawtell
1254:Raleigh
1244:Old Bar
1194:Lowanna
1134:Kendall
1129:Kempsey
1124:Karangi
1089:Forster
1079:Dorrigo
1059:Coramba
1014:Boambee
994:Arakoon
942:Kempsey
614:Wingham
589:Tinonee
539:Old Bar
444:Forster
119:Schools
112:Wingham
77:History
27:on the
23:, near
17:Tinonee
1601:Wilson
1564:Tobins
1559:Throne
1527:Ralfes
1522:Pipers
1485:Mummel
1455:Kalang
1440:Forbes
1430:Doyles
1425:Dawson
1390:Bowman
1370:Apsley
1363:Rivers
1329:Urunga
1259:Repton
1159:Korora
1149:Kindee
966:Cities
876:Cowper
574:Tahlee
569:Stroud
524:Nooroo
519:Nabiac
474:Karuah
424:Elands
419:Dungog
354:Booral
160:Gaelic
52:Sydney
1497:Myall
1480:Maria
1400:Cells
1334:Valla
1324:Ulong
1299:Thora
1284:Taree
999:Batar
909:Oxley
579:Taree
169:Sport
105:llama
25:Taree
881:Lyne
235:2013
206:2010
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