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Dibbs Street landmark - Adamstown Belmont Railway - Fernleigh Track
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…Media … Dibbs Street landmark - Adamstown Belmont Railway - Fernleigh Track … Photo Ref: 21151 … On 9 October 1962, after crossing Dibbs Street, 5035 works an empty coal train up the 1 in 40 grade towards the Fernleigh Tunnel and is about to pass the landmark signal warning of the “controlled” or signalled……Although…
Jess (left) and Ken Boyle with Errol and May Donnelly in Hunter Street Newcastle in the 1940s. The Ritz Milk Bar is in the background. It was a well known landmark at cnr Wolfe and Hunter Streets. Photograph and information supplied by Ken Boyle.
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…It was a well known landmark at cnr Wolfe and Hunter Streets. Photograph and information supplied by Ken Boyle.…
Kensington Close
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…Kensington Palace and Gardens are London landmarks. … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License… Kensington Close … Kensington Close was an R W Sheargold development in 1994.……Kensington Palace and Gardens are…
Buckingham Street
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…Buckingham Palace is a famous London landmark. … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License… Buckingham Street … Buckingham Street was a Stockland Constructions Pty Ltd subdivision, 1989.……Buckingham Palace is a…
Thames Court
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…The Thames River is a London landmark. … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License… Thames Court … Thames Court was a Scenerama Estate Pty Ltd subdivision, 1989. The Thames River is a London landmark.…
Macquarie Street
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…Many local streets, landmarks, and destinations are named after the fifth Governor of NSW, Lachlan Macquarie.……Many local streets, landmarks, and destinations are named after the fifth Governor of NSW, Lachlan Macquarie. … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons…
Margaret and Ned of the Awabakal people at Swansea
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…The family resided at Swansea and give their names to many local landmarks around the area.……The family resided at Swansea and give their names to many local landmarks around the area.…
Black Neds Bay, Swansea
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…The family resided at Swansea and give their names to many local landmarks around the area.……The family resided at Swansea and give their names to many local landmarks around the area.…
Harry's Museum, Warners Bay
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…It was a local landmark in the 1950s, 60s and 70s and attracted many visitors. … On his death in May 1975, it appears that his artefact collection was sold or given to John Magers a Sydney antique dealer specialising in indigenous artefacts.……It was a local landmark in the 1950s, 60s and 70s and attracted…
Moss End, Pacific Highway Belmont
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…The collection started as a hobby for Mr Jack, but was soon attracting many visitors as a landmark while driving along the highway. … Such was it's popularity that a postcard was produced by the Jacks to sell to visitors.……The collection started as a hobby for Mr Jack, but was soon attracting many visitors…

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