Port Stephens Archives ~ Photo Time Tunnel

Nobbys sunset 2017 by Mark Goolmeer

Newcastle by Itself, 2000 – 2020

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:November 6, 2020
Post category:Greg Ray's Writing Miscellaneous Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography
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WHEN 2020 began with a storm of anxiety about fires, drought and the global pandemic, we found ourselves locked down and wondering what sort of book we should create this…

Officers of HMAS Renown at Port Stephens, 1920

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:September 10, 2020
Post category:History Newcastle, NSW, Australia

When Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales and (briefly) future King of England visited Australia in 1920, cities and towns across the nation vied fiercely for a piece of the…

US troops practice landing at Port Stephens, NSW, during World War 2.

The wartime US invasion of Port Stephens

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:October 6, 2019
Post category:History Militaria Vintage Photographs and Photography
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At the peak of the Allied Pacific campaign in World War 2, more than 14,000 American and British troops were based in the Shoal Bay area of Port Stephens. Shoal…

Dressing up: a goofy costume gallery May 9, 2021
Mementos of my grandparents May 5, 2021
Remember Green Coupons? May 4, 2021
Pozieres 1916: hell on earth under shellfire April 23, 2021
Some thoughts on aged care packages April 22, 2021

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