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- Dora Creek
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=32
- …Ketches took the timber to Sydney, being poled up and down the creek. Later paddlewheels were used. The timber was general lumber for building, she-oak shingles for roofs before the advent of corrugated iron, and lathes for plastering.……Ketches took the timber to Sydney, being poled up and down the…
- Maurice Marks 1837 - 1924
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=3815
- …Not finding much of interest in Melbourne, Maurice set off again on a small ketch to Sydney. … Arriving in Botany Bay, Maurice soon found work carting firewood. However, he was drawn to Newcastle through the promise of more work opportunities.……Not finding much of interest in Melbourne, Maurice set off…
- Swansea
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=80
- …Captain Thomas Boyd built the ketch Progress in 1880, then two more ships. The Forbes brothers (Phil and Bill) built the Edith and the May at Swansea. J.L. Boyd … built the 78 ton Galgabba; Forbes built the Phil Forbes of 100 tons.……Captain Thomas Boyd built the ketch Progress in 1880, then two…
- Boat named 'Blue Gum', builder J L Boyd, later owner David Humphreys, full of passengers, Pirrita Island (formerly known as Coon Island), returning from Wangi Sailing Regatta, 1925
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=showmedia&objid=453
- …Herbert Greta Heaney's nickname was 'Coon … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … ketches … pirrita island (formerly known as coon island) … recreation…