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Opening of the First Watervale School

The Stanley school began as "Watervale School" in mid-1858 with head master Mr. Joseph S. C. Cole (Illustrated at right) and 59 boy...

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Australian War Memorial films in Watervale

Lights ! Camera! Action! It wasn’t exactly a Hollywood movie set, however on a cold and frosty morning in Watervale, members of The Mt...

The Power of a Vision The Story of Quelltaler

In 1889, German migrant Carl Sobels and his brother-in-law Hermann Buring purchased a winery in Watervale in the Clare Valley. As chief...

Was Ned Kelly in the Clare Valley ?

Over the years there have been many reports from old timers regarding the fact that Ned Kelly spent some time in the Clare Valley. The...