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West Wallsend, Lake Macquarie, NSW. This is the view looking west along Carrington Street. The Post Office would be obscured by the two storey building in the centre left side of the shot. Photograph taken by Ralph Snowball, 17 April 1906. Additional information by Ken Boyle.
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…The Post Office would be obscured by the two storey building in the centre left side of the shot. Photograph taken by Ralph Snowball, 17 April 1906. Additional information by Ken Boyle. … Photo Ref: 4557 … Creator: Snowball, Mr Ralph … Ralph Snowball (1849-1925), was a Newcastle based photographer.…
Ken Boyle, pictured back yard of former Northumberland Hotel, West Wallsend c.1949. The Federal Hall features in the background with Hyndes Street right of shot. The building next to Ken is either a water sump or pump house. Photograph supplied courtesy of Ken Boyle.
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…The Federal Hall features in the background with Hyndes Street right of shot. The building next to Ken is either a water sump or pump house. Photograph supplied courtesy of Ken Boyle.…
Pulbah Island
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…By 1932 the island was again without a caretaker and vandals had caused damage and shot animals. The Bulba Trust appointed an unemployed English patternmaker named Thompson Noble as the new caretaker.……By 1932 the island was again without a caretaker and vandals had caused damage and shot animals. The…
West Wallsend Police Station
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…Aged 37): Shot dead after responding to call of man firing guns on Mount Sugarloaf. Offender shot another police officer and was later convicted of a double murder in Sydney. … Sergeant 3rd Class Ross Francis Jennings (Died September 1, 1986.……Aged 37): Shot dead after responding to call of man firing…
HMAS Sydney. November 1941
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…November 1941 … “During the action with the Cruiser [HMAS Sydney] he could see the men on the Cruiser’s aircraft shot to pieces before it could take off.” Summary of interrogation Albert Ruf, Komoran survivor picked up by the British tanker MV Trocas.……November 1941 … “During the action with the Cruiser…
Redhead Shark Tower
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…Pictured with the Redhead Bluff as background, both commercial and amateur photographers have taken thousands of shots of what is an incredibly beautiful part of our coastline.……Pictured with the Redhead Bluff as background, both commercial and amateur photographers have taken thousands of shots of…
Swansea: early days
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…It was used in a small shot in the movie Summer City. … The house is now gone and a lovely new home was built in its place by my aunt. There is a concrete pad out the front which is where the original house was. It amazes me that it stood so long without floating down to the channel.……It was used in…
The zoos of Lake Macquarie
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…The animals never really settled and due to acts of vandalism and animals being shot they were eventually transferred off the island. Despite these issues, the zoo was a popular destination with the ferry from Toronto being a favoured transport option.……The animals never really settled and due to acts…
Talking About the Past Around Wyee
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…Zita: … When I used to go down to the point and shoot rabbits, one day I shot one and Joe Lancaster used the gun after me. He said he didn't know I could use it because the sights were out to buggery. I said … that was probably how I managed to get it! … Russell: … No.……Zita: … When I used to go down to…
Warners Bay vista c.1960s. Photographed possibly looking from Coronation Street towards Warners Bay Road. Photographed by John Hoffman.
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…Photo Ref: 24244 … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … booragul, booragul high school, lake macquarie high school … lake macquarie … marmong point, marmong marina … panoramic shots … …

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