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Pirrita Island (formerly known as Coon Island) Boy on right is Alan Roach
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…The decision followed community consultation by the Geographical Names Board and Lake Macquarie City Council with relatives of Herbert Greta Heaney, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and the wider community.……Herbert Greta Heaney's nickname was 'Coon … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library…
Macquarie Road
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…Macquarie Road … An early road connecting Fassifern Road to Main Road in Fennell Bay, it would have been used by people going around the bay before the first Fennell Bay Bridge was built. Macquarie Road was in the 1881 subdivision.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative…
Alf Boyle (2nd from right) and Len Lowndes (far right) c.1954. Len Lowndes took over the lease of the Northumberland Hotel, West Wallsend, from Alf Boyle in 1950. Len was the last publican of the Northumberland. The licence was transfered to the Hotel Belmont. Photograph and information supplied by Ken Boyle.
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…This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … alf boyle … belmont hotel … ken boyle … len lowndes … northumberland hotel … people … people … west wallsend … west wallsend…
Herbert Thomas Roach (senior), Herbert Alan Roach and Alice Roach sitting at water's edge,Pirrita Island (formerly known as Coon Island)
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…The decision followed community consultation by the Geographical Names Board and Lake Macquarie City Council with relatives of Herbert Greta Heaney, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and the wider community.……Herbert Greta Heaney's nickname was 'Coon … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library…
Shirley Holmes and dog Flip, at Pirrita Island (formerly known as Coon Island)
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…The decision followed community consultation by the Geographical Names Board and Lake Macquarie City Council with relatives of Herbert Greta Heaney, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and the wider community.……Herbert Greta Heaney's nickname was 'Coon … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library…
Plain family c.1920's Lena Plain and 3 of her daughters Pirrita Island (formerly known as Coon Island)
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…The decision followed community consultation by the Geographical Names Board and Lake Macquarie City Council with relatives of Herbert Greta Heaney, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and the wider community.……Herbert Greta Heaney's nickname was 'Coon … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library…
Stories of strength: Elle, 2019
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…There are so many wonderful organisations run by amazing people and volunteers, or even just ad hoc groups of people who pick up the slack where services aren’t able to access. I love that Lake Mac has a diverse range of cultures I believe are respected, supported and celebrated.……Every now and then…
Stories of Strength: Anita, 2019
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…They were able to give us a community that we could learn and grow in and become the people that we are. I think people nowadays seem to be prouder of who they are and where they’ve come from.……It brings people together. It’s all about celebration and being with family and sharing your joys in life. … This…
Roach and Holmes Families Pirrita Island (formerly known as Coon Island) c.1920's. Back Row L to R Lizzie Roach, Nell Roach, Alice Roach, Middle Row Jess Henderson, May Roach, Rose Roach, Front Row Arthur Roach (No 28) (with dog), Wally Roach, Archie Plain (No 29). Last man unknown.
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…The decision followed community consultation by the Geographical Names Board and Lake Macquarie City Council with relatives of Herbert Greta Heaney, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and the wider community.……Herbert Greta Heaney's nickname was 'Coon … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library…
Pirrita Island (formerly known as Coon Island) c.1920's In front Olga Roach and Esma Roach.
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…The decision followed community consultation by the Geographical Names Board and Lake Macquarie City Council with relatives of Herbert Greta Heaney, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and the wider community.……Herbert Greta Heaney's nickname was 'Coon … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library…

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