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.

Paradise Interrupted
Tomaree Headland Port Stephens in World War II
Washington, Judy (2024)
Port Stephens NSW
Contact: Tomaree Headland Heritage Group

A Million pounds, a million acres
The pioneer settlement of the Australian Agricultural Company

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

The Port Stephens Story
Bartlett, M. A. (1980)
Nelson Bay, NSW
Contact: Port Stephens Historical Society (Tomaree Museum)

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

Myall Lakes National Park: A people’s history
Broomham, Rosemary (c2010)
Nelson Bay, NSW
Contact: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

Oysterman the world’s biggest oyster farm
Clarke, John (2013)
Fingal Bay, NSW
Contact: John Clarke

The Outer Light
Clarke, John (2013)
Fingal Bay, NSW
Contact: John Clarke

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

Broughton Islanders
Clarke, John (2009)
Fingal Bay, NSW
Contact: John Clarke

Henry F. Halloran in Port Stephens, the Legacy
Fraser, Yvonne (2002)
Tanilba Bay, NSW
Contact: Port Stephens Family History Society

Bob’s Farm Cadre Camp: Refugees from Timor in Port Stephens during World War II
Fraser, Yvonne (2014)
Tanilba Bay, NSW
Contact: Port Stephens Family History Society

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

History and Heritage of Tanilba House,
Gaudion, Denise (2019)
Tanilba Bay, NSW
Contact: Port Stephens Family History Society

Fly Point Burial Ground Nelson Bay,
Gaudion, Denise (2010)
Tanilba Bay, NSW
Contact: Port Stephens Family History Society

Coast
a history of the New South Wales edge

Hoskins, Ian (2013)
Sydney, NSW
Contact: New South Publishing

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

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

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

The Naval Heritage of Port Stephens
Pfennigwerth, Ian (2007)
Ian Pfennigwerth, Nelson Bay, NSW
Contact: Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol

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

Anna Bay Lawn Cemetery
Headstone Inscriptions and Photographs
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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
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Ramsland, John & Mooney, Christopher (2016):
Melbourne, Victoria
Contact: Brolga Publishing

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

Past Port
Scanlon, Mike (2020)
Mayfield West, NSW
Contact: WHO Publishing

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

The Guns of Tomaree
Smith, Michael & Steinbeck, Graeme (2016)
Contact:Free-Ebooks.net

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

Pioneers and their descendants : Nelson Bay, Port Stephens and beyond : 1824 -1920,
Tomaree Family History Group (2013)
Corlette, NSW
Contact: Tomaree Family History Group Nelson Bay 

Hawks Nest A Bird’s Eye View
Winn, Janice: (2018)
Tea Gardens, NSW
Contact: Janis Winn

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’