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- Cardiff
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=22
- …An opencut operated during World War II and closed in 1947. Lake Macquarie Shire Council had its offices in Cardiff from 1906 until 1915. … The N.S.W. Government Railway Works were re-located from Honeysuckle Station (Newcastle) to a site near Cardiff in 1928.……An opencut operated during World War II…
- Glendale
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=44
- …Early European Settlers: … After the Second World War the Greater Newcastle Co-operative Housing Society built 20 houses. … Early Industries: … Glendale was close to Cardiff Workshops.……Early European Settlers: … After the Second World War the Greater Newcastle Co-operative Housing Society built 20 houses. … Early…
- Masha Koren - Interview transcription
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=4146
- …Interviewer: It's a beautiful country … Masha: Yeah and the architecture is nice and it was always the big cultural centre so we were always under the Austrian imperium Before the Second World War so the architecture would be more Austrian and we have this building like lovely baroquian art nouveau buildings……Interviewer:…
- Charlestown Centenary
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=4749
- …Slow in early growth, very little development took place till after the Second World War. The period from the mid 1950s to 1976 saw remarkable growth, making Charlestown the commercial hub of the Lake Macquarie Shire and a well respected and important contributor to regional life.……Slow in early growth,…
- The Unit
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=5306
- …At the outbreak of the second world war 9 Squadron had detachments already aboard HMAS Canberra, Sydney and Hobart. 9 Squadron relocated to RAAF Rathmines on 28 December 1939, and Squadron Leader J.A.S.……At the outbreak of the second world war 9 Squadron had detachments already aboard HMAS Canberra,…
- Speers Point
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=77
- …Town: … The winner of the first Sydney to Hobart yacht race, a 35 foot cutter named Rani, was built just after the second world war at Speers Point by Les Steel. The present park site at Speers Point was originally applied for in 1887 by a Mr. E. Abell.……Town: … The winner of the first Sydney to Hobart…
- Toronto
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=84
- …First Post Office: … First established on 1 October 1889, with W. Hooke in charge. In 1891 F.F. Mossman became assistant. The office operated from the Toronto Hotel until 1894.……First Post Office: … First established on 1 October 1889, with W. Hooke in charge. In 1891 F.F. Mossman became assistant. The…
- Rathmines
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=72
- …Reference … Howard, Alec N & Howard, Joy 2009, Rathmines - not forgotten : the story of the World War II Flying Boat Base,1939-1961, 1st ed, Resonant Media & Design], [Newcastle, N.S.W] … Newton, John (John T.) & Haslam, P. A, (ed.) 1978, R.A.A.F.……Reference … Howard, Alec N & Howard, Joy 2009, Rathmines…
- Wangi Wangi
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=87
- …Wangi Power Station was begun after World War II by the Railways Department and completed by the Electricity Commission in 1958. In 1954 a branch line connected the Power Station with Awaba State Mine but this is now disused. Wangi's three stacks are approx 250 ft high.……Wangi Power Station was begun…
- Sunshine
- https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=79
- …After World War II the Mather family acquired it and built a small weekender there. This was purchased by Lake Macquarie Municipal Council as open space in 1984 and the house was demolished. A jetty remains on the southwest side of Hansons Bluff.……After World War II the Mather family acquired it and…