The Manning River Times is on the move.
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After more than 100 years on the corner of Manning and Albert Streets in Taree, the new office will be located in Victoria Street, opposite the memorial clock and Fotheringham Park.
In preparation for the move in a couple of months time, the bound copies of the newspaper, that date as far back to the mid-1950s, are headed to Cundletown Museum.
Volunteers from the Cundletown and Lower Manning Historical Society were in the Times office on Monday morning this week (August 22) to start removing them from the shelves.
During the week they also removed the shelving, which they will use to set up their display.
President of the historical society, Margaret Love, said they were thrilled to be offered the bound editions.
“It’s very exciting to have them and they are something that should be preserved. It’s marvellous we have been given the opportunity to do so,” she said.
“They are the only copy of a lot of the history of the area.
“It’s going to be very good research material for us, especially as people contact us about their family history.
“People can also come and use them for research, possibly for a small fee”.
Due to the condition of some of the oldest editions, Margaret said they will look into getting some of them re-bound.
She said the books will be displayed in the resource centre/office and they have made changes to the area to accommodate them.
The volunteers are also making changes to the shelving unit before the display is complete.
The Cundletown Museum was established 21 years ago and this month marks five years since they signed the lease on the hall, where the museum is now located.