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Meggs Rayfield giving RB 178 a tow from the bush en route to Browne's Sawmill
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…Media … Meggs Rayfield giving RB 178 a tow from the bush en route to Browne's Sawmill … Photo Ref: 3782 … From the Jones-Mashman Collection … Graham Jones-Mashman was a teacher, historian and long time resident of Martinsville.…
Interview with Gwen Deaves of Wyee regarding the Womens Bush Fire Brigade which operated in the area from the 1960's onward.
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…Media … Interview with Gwen Deaves of Wyee regarding the Womens Bush Fire Brigade which operated in the area from the 1960's onward. … Interview with Gwen Deaves of Wyee regarding the Womens Bush Fire Brigade which operated in the area from the 1960's onward. … (16.1Mb mpeg)…
Wyee Ladies Bush Fire Brigade - Gwen Deaves
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…Wyee Ladies Bush Fire Brigade - Gwen Deaves … Gwen Deaves joined Wyee Bushfire Brigade in January 1967 as a member of the first documented all women operational brigade in Australia. Gwen held the position of Captain until the brigade was disbanded in 1977.……Hall Committee1970 to current … Wyee Neighbourhood…
Members of Wyee Ladies Bush Fire Brigade c1968. Members L-R Betty White, Glady Bateup, Nancy Dodds, Gwen Deaves, Rita Sansom, Daphne Deaves, Pat Coulthart. Ivy Hawkins was abscent on the day.
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…Media … Members of Wyee Ladies Bush Fire Brigade c1968. Members L-R Betty White, Glady Bateup, Nancy Dodds, Gwen Deaves, Rita Sansom, Daphne Deaves, Pat Coulthart. Ivy Hawkins was abscent on the day.…
Teralba Cemetery : the Big Hill
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…The combination of vandalism and the natural re-growth of bush land have been the main contributing factors to the poor condition of the remaining graves.……The combination of vandalism and the natural re-growth of bush land have been the main contributing factors to the poor condition of the remaining…
Letter from Tom Fennell to his brother William, 25th April 1852
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…There is no writing in the bush.……There is no writing in the bush.…
Letter from Tom Fennell to his mother, 6th October 1847
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…You must wait with patience until I write further from the bush. I found a letter from Dick in the hands of Benjamin and Moses. I have seen the former and he was particularly thoughtful and kind to me. He told me that Dick has got his last parcel sent from Liverpool quite safely housed in the bush.……You…
Forgotten place names of Lake Macquarie R-Z
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…Another possibility is 'place where edible bush grows'. … Trickle Under Creek … Fennell Bay … This creek flows off the hill at the end of Harrington Street, diagonally across the reserve.……Another possibility is 'place where edible bush grows'. … Trickle Under Creek … Fennell Bay … This creek flows off the…
Cockle Creek News
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…Media … Cockle Creek News … Cockle Creek News … (0.81Mb pdf) … Related search terms … bob bush … boolaroo … geraldine bush … jim scarfe(photo) … keith irwin … maitland walkathon … mai-well school for subnormal … mr bob mcelwaine … neil chappell(photo) … track cockle creek to cardiff…
Teralba Street
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…Teralba Street … Teralba is an Aboriginal word meaning 'the place where the edible bush dirrawan grows'. (Source: NMH 11 December 1954). Teralba Street was named in the 1881 subdivision.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs…

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