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Ketch Swansea being built at Black Ned's Bay, 1907. Holding adzes are James Lewis Boyd on the left, and Erland Dedman, centre. Tom Humphreys look on.

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…Media … Ketch Swansea being built at Black Ned's Bay, 1907. Holding adzes are James Lewis Boyd on the left, and Erland Dedman, centre. Tom Humphreys look on.……Photo Ref: 1656 … Creator: Boyd, Mr George … George Boyd is a keen historian and descendant of the Boyd family, who have been shipbuilders at…

Bicentennial Plaque 1 - Swansea Heads. Erected by Lake Macquarie City Council with funding from the Australian Bicentennial Authority, 1988.

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…Media … Bicentennial Plaque 1 - Swansea Heads. Erected by Lake Macquarie City Council with funding from the Australian Bicentennial Authority, 1988.…

Ship named 'Gleaner', the second ship built by James Lewis Boyd, launched near Chapman Oval, Swansea NSW in 1902. The reason for the building site was the abundance of teatree timber, used for the solid frames of vessels.

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…Photo Ref: 1551 … Creator: Boyd, Mr George … George Boyd is a keen historian and descendant of the Boyd family, who have been shipbuilders at Swansea since the 1850s.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related…

A history of the four bridges that spanned the Swansea Channel at Swansea by Wal Drane

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…A history of the four bridges that spanned the Swansea Channel at Swansea by Wal Drane … Excerpt from his book A history of Blacksmiths … In the days before the Swansea Channel was spanned at Swansea there were several ways of crossing the fast running blue waters of the channel.……In the days before the…

Swansea

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…Bridges … A history of the four bridges that spanned the Swansea Channel at Swansea by Wal Drane … Swansea Theatre … Nesca Oval, South Swansea … Black Neds Bay, Swansea … Chapman Oval, Swansea … Pirrita Island and Miners Point, Swansea … Galgabba Point, Galgabee Creek, Swansea … James L Boyd Reserve, Swansea……Lucy’s…

Swansea Street

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…Swansea Street … Swansea Street was named in 1920. … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License… Swansea Street … Swansea Street was named in 1920.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative…

Swansea - Heritage Study

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…Media … Swansea - Heritage Study … Swansea - Heritage Study … (0.85Mb pdf) … Related search terms … bargoed house … swansea … swansea bridge … swansea bridge … the swansea hotel…

Bahtabah, Swansea

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…Bahtabah, Swansea … The name Threlkeld gave to his mission house at Belmont. He had heard the local aboriginal people refer to the area by that name.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Parent Pages … …

Swansea: early days

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…Swansea: early days … by Denise Porter … As a kid, my family and I used to spend every summer Sunday at Swansea. My great grandfather Thomas Southon owned some land which went from Black Ned’s Bay up to Bowman Street and an old stone structure sat on it, half way down the block.……Perhaps it was also used…

Thomas Humphreys Reserve, Swansea

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…Thomas Humphreys Reserve, Swansea … Thomas Humphreys, a boat builder by trade, worked with his uncle James L Boyd. In 1915 he established his own boatbuilding yard in Swansea. He built the first surf boat for the club now known as Swansea Belmont in 1929.……The Thomas Humphrey’s Reserve in Swansea was…