Nelligen township with the punt across the river in 1964 just before the bridge was built
Jess and Alan Collins, "The Postie", one of the last remaining postmen who still delivered mail by horse in NSW.
Arthur and Nell Tieman. Arthur had been the Nelligen fisherman for over 30 years and took over the job from his father before him. "Only worn shoes twice in my life! At my wedding and my dad's funeral!"
Adelaide Neate (née Schofield). She was born at Orange Grove, today's "Riverbend", in 1888. Her father was the ferry master. Later she became the licensee of the Steam Packet Hotel.
Frank Daniels, the ferry master at Nelligen for nearly 40 years.
Ernie (Butcher) Ryan, born at Runnyford in 1877, was the Nelligen butcher for 26 years. "Never worn a coat since 1914."
Jim Sproxton, born 1880. Jim's father had been the ferry master when he was a boy. Jim had spent his life driving the horse coach from Araluen to Goulburn.
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Peter Goerman moved to Nelligen in 1993
and hasn't worn a tie and very little else ever since.
