Old Tailem Town’s Peter Squires OAM will go down in history

A collector of pioneer artefacts from Tailem Bend has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2025 Australia Day honours list.

Old Tailem Town’s Peter Squires OAM will go down in history
Peter Squires has received an OAM on Australia Day for his service to community history. Photo: Old Tailem Town Pioneer Village/Facebook.

More than 40 years have passed since Peter Squires inherited a property on the outskirts of Tailem Bend and decided to use it to preserve the district’s history.