Newcastle to South West Rocks, NSW South West Rocks, NSW South West Rocks, is a picturesque town, situated not far from the mouth of the Macleay River. The main township overlooks Horseshoe Bay and the larger Trial Bay. To the … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – a bit south of the North Coast, NSW
Day 4 Tuesday, March 19th 2013, Port Macquarie to Bellingen It’s a cool morning with light cloud, it obviously rained overnight but we didn’t hear a thing. We are surprised to find that the duplicated road has now ended so … Continue reading Port Macquarie to Bellingen
South West Rocks, NSW Some 460kms north of Sydney, South West Rocks is on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. That’s roughly halfway between Sydney and Brisbane. South West Rocks has a population in excess of 5000 and … Continue reading South West Rocks
According to the NSW Maritime Department, 1800 ships have been wrecked off the NSW coast and only 10% have been found. In January 1972 four vehicular ferries were being towed up the east coast to be broken up for scrap … Continue reading The Ferry Wrecks of South West Rocks
The Trial Bay gaol, near South West Rocks in NSW, was built to house the convicts that were to build the bay breakwater. After many years this task proved too difficult and the gaol was closed. In World War One … Continue reading Trial Bay Gaol
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