Digital Library
Documenting the changes and developments which have shaped Lake Macquarie over time can help inform the past and shape the future, and we owe a great debt to those dedicated local historians whose passion and hard work increase the richness of our history.
The following selection of digitised books on the history of Lake Macquarie have been made possible by the generosity of authors who gave permission for us to share their work with the community.
Reids Mistake by Keith Clouten
Iron Horse and Iron Bark: Morisset and district by Beryl Mullard
Pit prop and sleepers : the story of Awaba by Doug Saxon
Charlestown Centenary 1876-1976
Bark Hut or Horse to Toronto : Awaba school 1891-1991 / by Doug Saxon
The centenary of operations at Cockle Creek: 1897-1997
100 years of local government in Lake Macquarie
Dora Creek in the 1930s: Place Imagery and Identity in Childhood by John Holmes
Young Wallsend Colliery Ledger 1892-1907
The care of the mentally ill offender in New South Wales by Dr Les Darcy (Morisset Hospital)
Working at Morisset Hospital in the Bad Old Days by Laurie Akers
Morisset Hospital handbook for nurses
A century of ships sailing Lake Macquarie 1800-1900 by Col Gibson and Greg Jackson
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