The Araluen Star – Keeping Araluen’s history aliveWhat was the Araluen Star?Life in the valley, in the Star’s own wordsEdition 42 June 1864 – The Great FloodEdition 31 April 1864 – Henry Parkes comes to townEdition 35 April 1864 – The Baron in disguiseEdition 43 June 1864 – A newspaper takes a standAdvertising and small printBut one story keeps coming back to us…A Constable Out-mittedMargaret, in her own wordsWho was Big Mag?Why does Big Mag stick with us?Our research continuesA genuine voice of the Valley
