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This is a
condensed online book
compiled by Mrs June Wright
of the
Great Lakes Historical Society
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The book tells of the original Aboriginal people; Lieutenant (later Captain) Cook; European settlement; the rise and fall of the shipbuilding industry; shipwrecks; the fishing and oyster industries; personalities, families and the area’s growth into one of Australia’s unique holiday destinations.
Forster sits on the southern side of the ocean entrance to Wallis Lake (New South Wales’ largest coastal lake) about 300 kilometre (3 1/2 hours drive) north of Sydney (between Newcastle and Port Macquarie). It is linked to its twin town of Tuncurry by a bridge across the lake.
The book also contains some history of the areas south of Forster, including Tiona, Pacific Palms, Smiths Lake, Coomba and Bungwahl (situated on Myall Lake).
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NOTE: The full print edition of the book (ISBN No. 0 9586434 07) is available at the Great Lakes Museum, Capel Street, Tuncurry, NSW or click here to order your copy.
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Use the Navigation Button (Next) at the bottom right hand corner of each page to explore the condensed online book.
The Contents link takes you to the book’s Table of Content..
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Copyright 2000, Great Lakes Historical Society Ltd., C/- Great Lakes Museum, Capel Street, (P.O. Box 23) Tuncurry, New South Wales, Australia, 2428. Original content in these Web pages is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be produced by any process or any other exclusive right exercised without written permission from the copyright holder.
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