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September 2009 dust storm photos

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…September 2009 dust storm photos … September 2009 dust storm photos … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License… September 2009 dust storm photos … September 2009 dust storm photos … This work by Lake Macquarie …

35ft Cruiser Star Dust and 18ft launch Dorothy Dix, 1939.

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…Media … 35ft Cruiser Star Dust and 18ft launch Dorothy Dix, 1939. … Photo Ref: 1575 … 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.…

Shared Stories: Industry

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…A black cloud of coal dust hung over the area. An explosion inside Killingworth Colliery had flung dust and debris 300 metres in the air. The powerful explosion had compacted shattered coal, cages, ironwork and steel cables under the poppet head.……A black cloud of coal dust hung over the area. An explosion…

Interview with Jim and Merle Rawson, February 6, 2016

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…Merle: … Lots of blokes got dusted. I had one bloke who was due to retire. Now, I was the person who organized his pay and everything. I asked him why he didn't get on and do everything he had to do with the Dust Diseases Board, and Superannuation and all the rest of it.……Merle: … Lots of blokes got dusted.…

Teralba's Lost Boys of WWI

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…The photographs were in a box and the amount of dust and damage indicated that they had been there for many years - possibly since the time period immediately after the war. A few have names on them and identify the soldiers they belong to while the majority remain unknown.……The photographs were in…

Regattas on Lake Macquarie

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…Now, if the weather does prove fine, … There's very few will stay behind, … Except invalids - lame or blind, … While a vehicle them will carry: … And, in trying who shall reach there first, … The horses they will fare the … worst - … Loaded with passengers and dust - … All bound for Lake Macquarie.……Now, if…

Coal Point in the Fifties

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…On the other hand, long dry spells left us with banks of fine dust at the road edges, murderous potholes in the middle, and teeth-chattering corrugations at every bend and corner.……On the other hand, long dry spells left us with banks of fine dust at the road edges, murderous potholes in the middle,…

Lakeside gambling before the TAB

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…The ringkeeper had several very old style brass/copper pennies which were approximately 3 centimetres wide, and on the tail side these were painted usually with a large white cross which was easily seen even in the dust of the ring. Two pennies were placed on the Kip, one up and one down.……The ringkeeper…

Shared Stories: Experiencing tragedy

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…Coal dust filled the air at Dudley Colliery for more than 15 minutes. … Once the air cleared the extent of the damage was visible. The cage had been propelled from the bottom of the shaft to 10 metres above ground. The pithead roof had been partially blown off.……Coal dust filled the air at Dudley Colliery…

Rathmines Air Base. RAAF 107 Squadron

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…RAAF 107 Squadron … Photo Ref: 25307 … Creator: Howard, Mr Alec … L-R: Alan Fisher, Stan Cheesman, Alan Larsen, Bert Garratt, Ron Gerhman, Ken Dusting.…