Koondooloo Archives ~ Photo Time Tunnel

The first ocean voyage of the ferry Koondooloo

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:November 21, 2019
Post category:History Newcastle, NSW, Australia

A few weeks ago my sister-in-law gave me a pile of old magazines that had once belonged to her father, Frank Norris, of Kotara in Newcastle, NSW. These magazines, titled…

Newcastle car ferry Kooroongabah, photo by Ron Jones

Newcastle’s harbour punts and the Trial Bay disaster

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:October 27, 2019
Post category:Miscellaneous Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography

Crossing Newcastle Harbour has for many years been both a challenge for travellers and commuters and an opportunity for the operators of ferries and punts. A great variety of ferries…