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In 1875, John Wright was the first white settler in Tuncurry, Australia. Born in Scotland, he arrived in Australia on Lord Worsley in May 1860. John Wright and Son Shipyards was a successful business until 1958. [2] [3] Wright adopted the local Worimi Aboriginal place name "Tuncurry" for the area north of Forster, which is said to mean "plenty ...
John Wright and Son was a former shipyard located in Tuncurry, Australia between 1875 and 1958. In partnership with Alexander Croll, John Wright built at least three ships at Bungwahl, before selling his share of the sawmill and shipwright business at Myall Lakes. In 1875, he was the first white settler of the area now known as Tuncurry. [1]
The New South Wales Aborigines' advocate : a monthly record of missionary work amongst the Aborigines: Leichhardt: Yes: defunct: 1901–1908 The New South Wales examiner: Sydney: Yes: defunct: 1842–1842 New South Wales good templar : and sons of temperance journal. Sydney: Yes: defunct: 1888–1888 New Zealand direct: Leichhardt: Yes: defunct ...
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The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state of New South Wales, Australia.The region, situated 416km north of Sydney, covers the mid northern coast of the state, beginning from Port Stephens at Hawks Nest to as far north as Woolgoolga, near Coffs Harbour.
John Dacey (1854–1912), Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1895–1912), Minister and namesake of Daceyville; James Dooley (1877–1950), Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1907–27), and Premier of New South Wales (1921, 1921–22) Bill Dunn (1877–1951), Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly (1910–50) and Minister [26]
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 ...
Tuncurry is a coastal town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Coast Council LGA, about 307 km (191 mi) north north east of Sydney. It is immediately adjacent to its twin town of Forster , which is the larger of the two towns.