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Speers Point Hawkins Quarry from Quarry Road
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Creator: Weir, Greg - LMCC
The hilly part of Mersie Hardy's land was sold to A G Hawkins who established gravel quarries to support road building activities. A sandstone cave apparently once existed on the south west side of the ridgeline of Munibung Hill (overlooking Lake Macquarie) but was destroyed by the quarrying. During the war, gravel taken from this quarry was used in the construction of Williamtown Air Base. The steepness of the terrain in this area and the uncontrolled nature of early quarrying work on the site meant that the area was quite dangerous. Reports of workers being injured in rock falls, and the accidental death of a soldier at the quarry have appeared in the newspapers over the years.
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