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Forster is named after William Forster, who also was the 4th Premier of New South Wales and who later served as Agent-General in London. [6] The first post office in Forster opened on 1 October 1872, with John Wyllie Breckenridge as postmaster at a salary of £10 a year. [7] The area was well known in the early days for its timber cutting and ...
Major coastal towns include Coffs Harbour, Forster and Port Macquarie. The Mid North Coast is a popular destination for camping or resorts and surfing, with coastal and hinterland tracks, with the unique heritage-listed mountain village of Bellbrook popular for day trips inland or 4wd campers and keen bass fishers.
MidCoast Council is a local government area located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the Gloucester Shire, Great Lakes and City of Greater Taree Councils.
Wallis Lake, an open and trained wave dominated barrier estuary, [1] is located within the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Wallis Lake is located adjacent to the towns of Forster and Tuncurry, and adjacent to the east coast, about 308 kilometres (191 mi) north of Sydney.
Rank Urban centre Population Region [1]; 2001 census [2] 2006 census [3] 2011 census [4] 2016 census [5] 2021 census [6]; 1 Sydney: 3,455,110: 3,641,422 [Note 1 ...
The total area is 81.07% water. Foster City has ongoing issues with water intrusion from the San Francisco Bay and is potentially subject to permanent inundation as the sea level rises . A project to improve the existing levee with a steel-reinforced wall has been underway since FEMA designated the entire area as a floodplain making residents ...
In 1875, John Wright was the first white settler in Tuncurry. [2] [3] The first land grant in this area was in 1875.The settlement was originally called North Shore and then North Forster and was renamed Tuncurry meaning "plenty of fish" in 1891 and then proclaimed a village in 1893.
Sir William Lyne, the division's namesake. The division is named after Sir William Lyne, Premier of New South Wales at the time of Federation.He was commissioned by the first Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun to form the inaugural Federal Government, but was unable to attract sufficient support to form a cabinet and returned the commission.