Lake Macquarie History

Callan Street

Peter Callan was one of the directors of The Young Wallsend Coal Company. A number of streets were named after notable figures in the coal industry. Callan Street DP 2614 in 1891 was part of J.C. Bonarius's subdivision of Henry John Daines' original land grant.

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