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Reverend Lancelot E Threlkeld, 1788-1859

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…'Formerly' he said, 'my barge took the ballast out of the vessel in my employ, and, now having purchased a larger vessel of 48 ton ('Sarah'), I have furnished her with iron ballast to prevent injury to the harbour, as well as to expedite the trips.……'Formerly' he said, 'my barge took the ballast out…

A fortunate mistake: Captain William Reid and the European discovery of Lake Macquarie

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…The vessel was seized in Guam in January 1802 and condemned.……The vessel was seized in Guam in January 1802 and condemned.…

Convict Passport of George Haskell

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…Sydney Gazette, 18th August 1810 p.1 … HM Convict Ship Sarah … The 488 ton ship Sarah, a former commercial vessel was built in London, was converted for convict transportation. The shipmaster sailing on the 1836-7 voyage, her second to the colony, was J. T.……Sydney Gazette, 18th August 1810 p.1 … HM Convict…

Starboard Close

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…Starboard is the right-hand side of a vessel. The developer was Realty Property Group Holding Company.……Starboard is the right-hand side of a vessel. The developer was Realty Property Group Holding Company. … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs…

Windward Close

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…Windward Close … Meaning the direction from which the wind is blowing, the windward side of a vessel. Very important in sail racing. Windward Close was a NSW Land and Housing development in 1985.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs…

Leeward Close

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…Leeward Close … Taken from a nautical term meaning sheltered side of the vessel, i.e. the opposite side from which the wind is blowing. Leeward Close was a NSW Land and Housing development in 1985.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs…

Bay Road

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…There was a tramline crossing Bay Road where skips from the mine loaded coal onto vessels moored at a wharf.……There was a tramline crossing Bay Road where skips from the mine loaded coal onto vessels moored at a wharf. (Dulcie Hartley) … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative…

Interview with Phil Heaney proprietor of Alkira Boatshed on Stoney Creek at Toronto.

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…This interview with Phil Heaney was recorded on 9th December 2021 on board the vessel Athena moored in Stoney Creek, Toronto. Phil is the proprietor of Alkira Boatsheds, a boat building and maintenance business … Phil was born in Sydney and developed an interest in boats at a young age.……This interview…

Coal Point

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…Mining operations were restricted owing to the shallow channel at Swansea and at first the coal was taken to Reid's Mistake by barge and transhipped to larger vessels. Then Threlkeld obtained shallow-draught schooners. His mine was legal as his promised grant pre-dated the A.A. Co.'……Mining operations…

Conditional Pardon of Hannah Cottee

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…Charles Bateman states in The Convict Ships 1747-1868 that these Indian built vessels “were not of modern design and dark, evil smelling and poorly ventilated.” He further asserts that they “were in many respects unsuitable for employment as convict ships.”……Charles Bateman states in The Convict Ships…