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Teralba Cemetery (near Booragul Station)
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…Media … Teralba Cemetery (near Booragul Station) … Photo Ref: 4456 … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … landmarks … teralba…
Teralba Cemetery : the Big Hill
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…Over the years, the site has seen a number of different names, including Big Hill Cemetery, Billy Goat Hill Cemetery, Goat Hill Cemetery, Booragul Cemetery and Pioneer Cemetery.……Over the years, the site has seen a number of different names, including Big Hill Cemetery, Billy Goat Hill Cemetery, Goat…
Quigley's grave, Primrose Street Booragul. c.1900. Photographed by Ralph Snowball
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…His work gives insight into Newcastle life in the late 1800s and early 1900s.He died in 1925 and was buried in Sandgate Cemetery.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … booragul … g…
Teralba Tales
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…As they passed the hotel a number of miners came out and joined the procession walking to the Teralba Cemetery. There were railway gates on the northern end of Booragul station for access to the cemetery in those days.……As they passed the hotel a number of miners came out and joined the procession walking…
The Quigleys of Awaba Park- Marmong Point
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…An elaborate monument was erected over the graves, and it may be inspected today at Primrose Street, Booragul. It may be added that the burial grounds here were used only in the very early days of Teralba and after about 1890 a cemetery was formed on top of the hill near Booragul Railway Station.……An…
Teralba
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…On 1 February 1903 the original line became redundant when a new track was laid around 'Big Hill' over the Booragul Loop with a lower gradient. … First Post Office: … Opened 1 January 1885. It was known as 'Winding Creek' until its name was changed to 'Teralba' on 1 January 1888. H.F.……Zephyr Avenue … This…

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