Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Corn staddle one of the last in Australia

From the Maitland Mercury report:
The Paterson Historical Society has renewed its fight to save the village’s iconic corn staddle. In Tucker Park, the 100-year-old corn staddle and hearse shed are the remnants of the once-thriving coaching business conducted by two generations of Maitland’s well-known Fry family.

Full article by Emma Swain available at Maitland Mercury, 07 Sep, 2010.