Related Publications

The following list of related publications has been collated by the Tomaree Museum Association to promote interest and research in local history.

Many are available from Tomaree Library or can be purchased from local historical associations listed on the Useful Links page.Please let us know if you know of any other references which should be added to our list.

A Million pounds, a million acres :

The pioneer settlement of the Australian Agricultural Company, 

Bairstow, Damaris (2003):
Cremorne, NSW: D. Bairstow, 2003

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The Port Stephens Story,

Bartlett, M. A. (1980):

Nelson Bay, NSW: Port Stephens Historical Society

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The Present State of Karuah, Port Stephens: Re-visiting Robert Dawson’s Accounts of his early contacts with local Indigenous Australians 1825 to 1829,
Benson, David (editor) (c2015): 

https://aacoroad.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/present-state-final.pdf

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Myall Lakes National Park: A people’s history,
Broomham, Rosemary (c2010):

Nelson Bay, NSW: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

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Oysterman the world’s biggest oyster farm,
Clarke, John (2013):

Fingal Bay, NSW: John Clarke

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The Outer Light,
Clarke, John (2013):

 Fingal Bay, NSW: John Clarke

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Old Salt, Fingal Bay,
Clarke, John (2011):

Fingal Bay, NSW: John Clarke

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Broughton Islanders,
Clarke, John (2009):

Fingal Bay, NSW: John Clarke

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Henry F. Halloran in Port Stephens, the Legacy,

Fraser, Yvonne (2002): 

Tanilba Bay, NSW: Port Stephen’s Family History Society

Bob’s Farm Cadre Camp: Refugees from Timor in Port Stephens during World War II, Fraser, Yvonne (2014):

Tanilba Bay, NSW: Port Stephen’s Family History Society

Convicts of the Australian Agricultural Company, 1825- 1850,
Fraser, Yvonne and Dial, Marie (2004):
Tanilba Bay, NSW: Port Stephen’s Family History Society

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History and Heritage of Tanilba House,
Gaudion, Denise (2019): 

Tanilba Bay, NSW: Port Stephens Family History Society

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Fly Point Burial Ground Nelson Bay,

Gaudion, Denise (2010):  

Tanilba Bay, NSW: Port Stephens Family History Society

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Coast : a history of the New South Wales edge,
Hoskins, Ian (2013): Sydney, NSW: New South Publishing

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Raymond Terrace and District: History and Heritage,

Hunter, Cynthia (1996):
Raymond Terrace, NSW: Raymond Terrace and District Historical Society

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Sheer Grit,
Murdoch, A. (2017):
Nelson Bay, NSW: The Blue Cow Press

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Early Days of Port Stephens – extracts from Sir Edward Parry’s Diary, 
Parry, Sir Edward (1790-1855, re-published 1952): 
Newcastle, NSW: Cambridge Press

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The Naval Heritage of Port Stephens,
Pfennigwerth, Ian (2007): 

Ian Pfennigwerth, Nelson Bay, NSW: Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol

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Port Stephens Pilot, Jul 1926 to Feb 1930, Index of Domestic and other Notices,
Port Stephens Family History Society Inc:  CD-ROM

Anna Bay Lawn Cemetery, Headstone Inscriptions and Photographs,
Port Stephens Family History Society Inc:  CD-ROM

Nelson Bay Cemetery, Carumbah Memorial Gardens and Columbarium. Headstone Inscriptions and Photographs,

Port Stephens Family History Society Inc:  CD-ROM

Remembering Aboriginal Heroes : struggle, identity and the media,
Ramsland, John & Mooney, Christopher (2016):
Melbourne, Victoria: Brolga Publishing

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Port Stephens Narrative,
Russell, Kevin (2018):
Nelson Bay, NSW: Port Stephens Historical Society

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Past Port,

Scanlon, Mike (2020):

Mayfield West, NSW: WHO Publishing

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Bush Mates – a guide to the wildlife of Nelson Bay,
Smith, Joseph Michael (2016):
Free-Ebooks.net

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The Guns of Tomaree,

Smith, Michael & Steinbeck, Graeme (2016): 

Free-Ebooks.net

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The guiding light in Port Stephens heritage : Nelson Head Inner Lighthouse,
Tawse, Dawn (1998): Nelson Bay, NSW:
Nelson Head Lighthouse & Rescue Station Reserve Trust

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Pioneers and their descendants : Nelson Bay, Port Stephens and beyond : 1824 -1920,

Tomaree Family History Group (2013):  

Corlette, NSW: Tomaree Family History Group Nelson Bay 

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Hawks Nest A Bird’s Eye View,
Winn, Janice: (2018):

Tea Gardens, NSW: Janis Winn

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Various Port Stephens Historical Society booklets available at Tomaree Library:

‘Local History’,
‘History of Tourism’,
‘History of Transport’,
‘Shipwrecks in our Region’,
‘History of Nelson Bay Marina’,
‘The History of Fishing in Port Stephens’,  

‘The Lost Ships of Port Stephens/Newcastle’,
‘Extraordinary People – Sir Edward Parry and Lady Isobella Parry’