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Valentine
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…Called Leighinmohr, it was in the vicinity of the present-day Valentine Bowling Club and the trees in its garden may still be seen in the park on the waterfront off Valentine Crescent, a row of big old camphor laurels and a very old Norfolk Island pine.……Called Leighinmohr, it was in the vicinity…
History of Belmont Lagoon - Bibliography
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…Accessed 12 November 2020. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/habitat/aquatic-habitats/wetland/coastal-wetlands … Reid, P. (2019) Changes in wetland use by shorebirds following mangrove removal, Area E, Ash Island, New South Wales, The Whistler 13 (2019), 62-68. … Sloss, C.……Accessed 12 November 2020.…
Light on Morisset: Is this a nice place?
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…Managing the transition of patients from Peat and Milson Islands to Morisset, and training patients to use the toilet was evidently distressing. He recounted some instances of alcoholism among staff.……Managing the transition of patients from Peat and Milson Islands to Morisset, and training patients…
Who's who, what's what and where's where in the Fennell Letters
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…Peak of Tenerife … Tom 6th October 1847 … Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands. The Peak of Tenerife refers to Teide Peak, the highest point . The area continues to be the site of volcanic activity.……Peak of Tenerife … Tom 6th October 1847 … Tenerife is the largest…
Morisset Hospital
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…'The Denby' was transferred to Peat Island and patient work gangs did not exist any more. … 1980 … Change was happening at a fast rate at the hospital. There were still 20 wards open. The 38 hour working week came in and hospital based nurse training was on its way out.……'The Denby' was transferred to…
Forgotten place names of Lake Macquarie R-Z
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…It then passes under William Street, alongside the school yard, under York Street, and beside Tulkaba Park into Cockle Creek at the Five Island bridges. Tulkaba is an Awabakal word meaning ‘a place of soft ti-trees’. (Threlkeld).……It then passes under William Street, alongside the school yard, under…
Mount Sugarloaf
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…A small round rock or Island laying close under the land bore S 82 West dost 3 or 4 Leagues… In the Latitude of 33.2 S a little way inland is a remarkable hill that is shaped like the Crown of a hatt which we passed about 9 oClock in the forenoon..……A small round rock or Island laying close under the…
Follow the Plaques 1988 bicentennial plaques
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…Before this it was part of the territory of the Awabakal Aborigines who used it as a base for hunting, fishing and gathering as well as for travelling to their sacred site, Pulbah Island.……Before this it was part of the territory of the Awabakal Aborigines who used it as a base for hunting, fishing…
History of Belmont Lagoon: 1920-2020
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…The town’s name is thought to be linked to Belmont House (2) in the Shetland Islands north of Scotland, from where Thomas Williamson and family emigrated in 1838. He played a key role in developing Belmont in the 1860s.……The town’s name is thought to be linked to Belmont House (2) in the Shetland Islands…
Lake Macquarie - Heritage Study
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…Media … Lake Macquarie - Heritage Study … Lake Macquarie - Heritage Study … (0.03Mb pdf) … Related search terms … lake macquarie … macquarie lady … pulbah island … stone jetty … wangi queen…

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