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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...

Nov 27, 20213 min read

The Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council have now released the long awaited Heritage Guide Booklet. Heritage Guide The guide serves as a...

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

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