Paul Tuckerman

Paul Tuckerman and his father were employed by NSW State Rail all their working lives. Paul was instrumental in saving the hall from demolition and is a member of the Thirroul Railway Institute Preservation Society (TRIPS), which helped restore the hall and manages its use. The Society has a program of events to celebrate the hall’s centenary in 2020.

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Paul’s Photo Album

Paul Tuckerman outside the hall
Paul Tuckerman
P21545 – Wollongong Ald. David Campbell and Rail Institute Trustee member Lois Hagan joined by concerned community members in the fight to retain the historic Thirroul building, 11 August 1989
Thirroul Railway Institute Preservation Society Heritage Hall
View From Hall Window
Piano
Signals Outside The Hall
Thirroul Station
Labor Party Poster
Union Banner
Thirroul Railway Institute – Entrance Hall

Keywords

Dances – Dancefloor – Thirroul Station – Trains – 1920 – Railway Staff – Depot – Vocational Education – Library – Tradesmen – Engineers – Working-class –  Piano – Bulli Workers Social & Literary Club – Wedding Receptions – Anniversaries – Industrial Meetings – Political Meetings – Unions – Labor Party – Union Banners – Photographs of Labor Members – Thirroul Branch ALP, 1976 Proposed Demolition – TRIPS – Preservation Society – Thirroul Dance Academy – North Illawarra Bridge Club – Bluegrass – Illawarra Recorder Association – Centenary – Family Gatherings – Heritage Listing

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Paul Tuckerman