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Sir William Dobell (1899-1970)
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…Storm Approaching Wangi won him the Wynne Prize for landscape in 1948. In that same year his portrait of Margaret Olley won the Archibald Prize. In 1958 he underwent an operation for cancer. He won his third Archibald Prize in January 1960 for a portrait of his surgeon E. G. MacMahon.……Storm Approaching…
Wyee Ladies Bush Fire Brigade - Gwen Deaves
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…Gwen attended motor vehicle accidents, assisted the SES and other agencies to support the community following major storm and flood incidents. Gwen helped with removing trees, debris and supporting families.……Gwen attended motor vehicle accidents, assisted the SES and other agencies to support the community…
Wangi Wangi
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…The artist Sir William Dobell moved to his family's weekender at Wangi in 1945 after winning the Archibald Prize and subsequent court case his painting 'Storm Approaching Wangi' won the Wynne Prize for landscape in 1948. He made it his home until his death in 1970. The house is now a museum.……The artist…
Salty Creek Speedway
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…The area was so damaged by storms in 1962 causing potholes and erosion, that police stopped an event in November of that year after accidents caused safety concerns.……The area was so damaged by storms in 1962 causing potholes and erosion, that police stopped an event in November of that year after accidents…
Interview with Angela Kirkpatrick
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…Media … Interview with Angela Kirkpatrick … Interview with Angela Kirkpatrick … (8.59Mb mpeg) … Related search terms … cardiff … cardiff … flooding … harrison street … june 8-11, 2007 … june long weekend … medical practice … storm stories…
Mark Wyborn interview
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…Media … Mark Wyborn interview … Mark Wyborn interview … (9.91Mb mpeg) … Related search terms … cardiff … cardiff … flooding … floods … june 8-11, 2007 … june long weekend … june storm … lake macquarie city art gallery … swansea centre…
Waterspout off Redhead Beach 9th April 2013. Photograph taken from Blacksmiths Beach looking north east.
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…Photo Ref: 20715 … Creators:… Gray, Ms Christine … Gray, Ms Christine … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related search terms … beach … blacksmiths … redhead … storm … weather…
Cockle Creek News
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…Media … Cockle Creek News … Cockle Creek News … (0.86Mb pdf) … Related search terms … boolaroo … bruce glennie(photo) … dr e longley(photo) … dr f harrison(photo) … leo cosh(photo) … mr bill hely(photo) … mr frank o'brien(photo) … mr ted forrester(photo) … mr ted oldham(photo) … rex fenton(photo) … storm jacklin(p…
Cardiff
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…Workshops … Cardiff floods … Evans Park, Cardiff … John Young Community Hall, Cardiff … Maclean Baby Health Centre, Cardiff … Nancy Dwyer Netball Courts, Cardiff … Williams Miner Reserve, Cardiff … Wilkinson Park, Cardiff … Tickhole Creek, Cardiff … Munibung Creek, Cardiff … Coalbrook, Cardiff … Cardiff Theat…
Talking About the Past Around Wyee
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…We started off with what we now call the old hall, which had been blown to pieces by a storm. Early … seventies I think it was. We started to raise funds, 'cos we wanted to build a new hall like they have at Bonnell's Bay. It was gonna cost twelve thousand dollars to rebuild.……We started off with what…

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