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Kindergarten, Pelican Flat Public School
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…Media … Kindergarten, Pelican Flat Public School … Photo Ref: 6275 … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … boys … children … class … girls … kindergarten … pelican … pelican … public … public…
Pelicans and Little Black Cormorants at Pelican Flat, Lake Macquarie, November 1976
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…Media … Pelicans and Little Black Cormorants at Pelican Flat, Lake Macquarie, November 1976 … Photo Ref: 2547 … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … birds … landmarks … pelican flat…
Ronnie Baker on launch, and Joan Holmes, Ruth Holmes and Shirley Holmes sitting at the edge of lake, Pirrita Island (formerly known as Coon Island), looking east, May 1941. Weekenders at Pelican Flat can be seen in the background.
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…Weekenders at Pelican Flat can be seen in the background. … Photo Ref: 406 … Creator: Murray, Ms Joan … In 2022 the Geographical Names Board approved the name change of Coon Island and Coon Island Point to Prirrita Island and Miners Point.…
Pelican Mud flats 1910
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…Media … Pelican Mud flats 1910 … Photo Ref: 1188 … Creator: Skinner, Mrs Gwenyth … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … foreshores … landmarks … pelican…
Pelican
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…The school would have its name changed from Marks Point Public School to Pelican Flats Public School on the 7/9/1950. … In 1954 saw the opening of yet another school, this time at Marks Point, where the children would enroll from Pelican Flats School as the children did for the Blacksmiths School.……Macquarie…
Pelican Street
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…Pelican Street … Pelican Street was named in the Village of Swansea proclaimed in 1906. Pelican Flats was the original name of Swansea, flocks of pelicans can be seen in the area.…
Blacksmiths
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…First School: … Three primary schools now serve the educational needs of the children living in the Marks Point, Pelican and Blacksmiths area. Pelican Flat Public School Karog St Pelican; Blacksmiths Public School Amaroo St Blacksmiths; Marks Point Public School Findon St Marks Point.……The school would…
Soldiers Road
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…The Pelican Flat RSL sub-branch received its charter in 1939 though meetings would have commenced earlier. Some streets in this estate weren't registered until 1941. This street name would have come from this RSL beginning.……Originally named Marks Point School its name was changed to Pelican Flat School…
Marks Point
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…First School: … Three primary schools now serve the educational needs of the children living in the Marks Point, Pelican and Blacksmiths area. Pelican Flat Public School Karog St Pelican; Blacksmiths Public School Amaroo St Blacksmiths; Marks Point Public School Findon St Marks Point.……The school would…
Karog Street
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…In 1955 the Pelican Flat school was built here. Karog is an Awabakal word meaning 'pelican'. (Source LE Threlkeld). … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Parent Pages … Pelican…

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