Photographs and historical data provided by Port Macquarie Historical Society.
"A superb collection of old photographs, some dating back to the early days of settlement in the Hastings Valley, following John Oxley's discovery of the area." -- foot of title page.
Errata slip inserted.
Contents: Aborigines p 2-4. James Noakes p 5. Frederick Hayward p 5. Annabella Boswell p 5. Samuel Strutt p 5. Dr. Grace Robinson p 5. The Flynns of Roto house p 5. Captain Francis Allman p 6. Archibald Clunes Innes p 7. Lake Innes House p 7. Major Innes Windmill p 8. Early Commercial Hotel p 8. Old Gaol Port Macquarie p 8. Gaol gateway p 9. Gaol dormitory p 9. Whipping stool p 9. Gaol well p 9. Clarence street Port Macquarie p 10. Clarence Street east p 10. John Hayward’s family emporium p 11. H. T. Eggert, blacksmith Wauchope p 11. Hallets store Port Macquarie p 11. Historic court house 1869 p 12. Tacking point light house p 12. Richard Woodlands store Westport p 13. Port Macquarie news p 13. L. Kenny and co Tinsmith p 13. St. Thomas church p 14. First St. Agnes church p 14. Louis Beckes home p 15. Hayward house Port Macquarie p 15 Maxwells home Wauchope p 15. Roto house p 15. Wesleyan church Port Macquarie p 16. Catholic church Wauchope p 16. Presbyterian church p 16. Post office Port Macquarie p 16. Bank of New South Wales Port Macquarie p 17. Early Bank of New South Wales p 17. First bank in Wauchope p 17. Royal Hotel Port Macquarie p 18. Shamrock Hotel Port Macquarie p 18. Club Hotel p 18. Commercial Hotel Port Macquarie p 18. First train to Wauchope p 19. Railway reaches Wauchope April 14 1915 p 19. Drays at Wauchope p 19. Charles Wilkins undertaker p 20. McGann family p 20. Robert and Jeanie Davidson p 20. Dick wedding Port Macquarie p 20. The first cottage hospital Port Macquarie p 21. Governor Rawson visit p 21. Oxley highway p 22. Glen Esk Rollands plains p 22. Port Macquarie Public School p 23. Blackmans Point School p 23. Picnic at Rollands Plains p 24. Wauchope House p 24. Richard A Ayres p 25 Jacob and Ada Healy p 25. Alfred Edward Pountney p 25. Tribly crew p 25. Beach house p 26. School of Arts Wauchope p 26. Elsinore p 26. Jacob Healeys automobile p 27. The old and the new p 27. Och’s taxi p 27. Tozer’s Terrace Horton Street Port Macquarie p 28. Port Macquarie 1900 p 28. John Suart Dick p 29 Louis Becke author p 29. Dr. Paul Boelke p 29. James McInherney first mayor p 29. Edward Arden remittance man p 29 John Hooke Hill p 29. Paget Hall p 30. Port Macquarie Museum p 30. Litchfield’s Store Horton Street Port Macquarie p 30. Tattersall’s Hotel Port Macquarie p 31. Star Hotel Wauchope p 31. Star Hotel Port Macquarie p 31. William Delaforce p 32. Mrs H. H. Parker p 32. Thomas Eccot Edwards p 32. Peter Bruce p 32. Bicycle Clubs p 33. First Comboyne School p 34. Ellenborough School p 34. Telegraph Point Bridge p 35. Long Bridge Port Macquarie p 35. North coasters enlistment p 36. North coasters arriving p 36. North coasters p 36. William Andrew Spence p 37. Strutt family p 37. James Lahey of Yarras p 37. Henry and Sarah Wilkins p 37. Mail Coach robbery p 39. First Aeroplane visit p 38. Dr. De Luca’s glider p 38. Steam and sail p 39. Southern Breakwall p 39. Waterfront scene Port Macquarie p 40. Drogher Oxley p 40. Blackmans Point Ferry p 40. Waterfront scene Port Macquarie p 41. S. S. Macquarie p 41. Boat scene Port Macquarie p 41. Bathing pool Port Macquarie p 42. Kooloonbung reflections p 42. Wreck of the Korora p 43 paddle steamer Grafton p 43. Boer war p 44. M. M. Spence p 44. Frederick William Cuttriss p 44. School salute to governor p 45. Empire day p 45. Lord and Lady Chelmsford visit p 45. Timber getter Ballengarra p 46. Sugar Mill p 46. Port Macquarie band p 47. Comboyne brass band p 47. First Wauchope town band p 47. George Halliday p 48. John Hibbard p 48. Thomas and Emily Cleave p 48. Mrs. Mary Fenn p 48. William Rosenbaums workshop p 49. Red oxide mines p 49. Otto Charles Ochs blacksmith p 49. Cricket match Long Flat p 50. District Cricket Team p 50. Rollands Plains Rifle Club p 50. Off to the football p 51. Hamilton Football Team 1897 p 51. Central Clarence Street p 52. Horton Street p 52. Lobster sellers p 52. Red Cross Society p 53. Girls Patriotic League p 53. Golf course Port Macquarie p 54. Por