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Windale Community Hall, Lake Street Windale c1980.
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…Photo Ref: 4879 … In late 1952 plans were made to have a hall built in Windale because at the time, no building existed in which the town's people could meet for any purpose. It was proposed to start up a co-operative and sell shares in it to finance the building of the hall.……Most of the people who…
Westlakes Elders : oral history
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…Westlakes Elders : oral history, may contain the names and images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now deceased. … Awaba or Lake Macquarie is the traditional home of the Awabakal people.……Westlakes Elders : oral history, may contain the names and images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
Wangi Queen M V.
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…Christmas Eve's a big affair lot's of fun for all to share, … Children come to see the Wangi Queen, … Flashing lights all around the bays, people wave and say g'day … To the ferry boat riders on the Wangi Queen … Wangi Queen, Wangi Queen to the ferry boat riders on the Wangi Queen … Sunset colours paint…
Ballad of Lake Macquarie.
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…People play on our wide surf beaches, pelicans and gulls glide in, … On our beautiful Lake Macquarie, happy children play and swim. … As you pass through the valley to the mountains, … You could even see a kang-a-roo, or koala's sleeping in gum trees, little doves that bill and coo.……People play on our…
Talking About the Past Around Wyee
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…That was one of the reasons that a lot of people … moved away from the area. When the power stations started up there were a lot of people worked there, but prior to that it was nearly all timber cutting. When my late brother Cliff was doing the pulpwood………That was one of the reasons that a lot of…
Stories of Strength
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…A community that looks pretty similar to any urban center around the country but if you look a little deeper you'll see that the people that make up this region is the thing that makes it special. So who are the people who call Lake Macquarie home and what are their stories?……A community that looks…
John Darling Colliery
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…Fallins, Hilary R 1992, Happenings under Belmont : the history of John Darling Colliery and the story of its people … Hartley, Dulcie 2004, Reverend Lancelot E.……Fallins, Hilary R 1992, Happenings under Belmont : the history of John Darling Colliery and the story of its people … Hartley, Dulcie 2004,…
Salty Creek Speedway
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…The several thousand people who watched from boundary fences and cars on the roadway saw many riders skidding from machines on the loose dirt corners. The track was only small and cindered lightly in places.……The several thousand people who watched from boundary fences and cars on the roadway saw many…
Margery Jones resident of 33 Seventh Street, Boolaroo NSW, 11 February 1955. Photograph supplied by Mrs Kerrie Turon.
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…Photo Ref: 6162 … Creator: Turon, Ms Kerrie … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … boolaroo … boolaroo … employees … families … lake macquarie city council … margery jones … people … peopl…
Mrs Eileen O'Donoghue (nee Nolan), her sisters and friend, Mrs Phylis Smith, on the Lake Macquarie foreshore, Speers Point, NSW. 1959
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…foreshore, Speers Point, NSW. 1959 … Photo Ref: 256 … Creator: O'Donoghue, Mr Joseph … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … cars … eileen … fashion … hats … lake … nolan … odonoghue … odonoghue … people……people … people … phylis…

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