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A concise history
of the area
covering
mining, timber-getting and dairying.
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1895 Catterthun wreck
on the Seal Rocks with a cargo of Gold sovereigns, extracts from an interesting
book by Max Gleeson titled ‘Shipwrecks, Storms & Seamen of the New South Wales
Coast’. Book available from Max Gleeson 51 Northcote Av. Caringbah NSW 2229 Tele
(02) 9524 8077 or Email:
maxglee@optusnet.com.au.
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Satara and other wrecks
on Seal Rocks by the same author.
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An
interesting article written in 1908 about a journey taking 24 hours from
Stockton near
Newcastle to Tuncurry
travelling by storeboat across water and by coach and horses across land.
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A
first hand account of a woman’s childhood memories in
the pioneering days
during the gold rush years. She lived nearby while her father fossicked in the
gold mines of Paddy’s Creek near Mayers Flat .
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An
historical reference to the Bulahdelah period between
1800 & 1870
written by Ted Baker and correlated by Jean Onley. Boolambayte was a thriving
shipyard in the early years building all manner of vessels from the nearby
forest timber.
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