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O U R I M B A H

History of a New South Wales Timber Town to 1930

by

B C Jones  &  A C Eyers

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Abbreviations

AONSW Archives Office of New South Wales
CBA Commercial Bank of Australia
CP Conditional Purchase
CT Certificate of Title
DP Deposited Plan
ES&A English, Scottish and Australian Bank
FO Forestry Office
fol Folio
FP File Plan
FS Free by Servitude
LCA Land Company of Australasia
LTO Land Titles Office
ML Mitchell Library
Ms Manuscript
NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service
PA Primary Application
PS Public School
RAHS Royal Australian Historical Society
TOL Ticket Of Leave
Vol Volume

 

Acknowledgments

Wyong Shire Council
Registrar General's and Land Titles Offices
Lands Department
Archives Office
Mitchell Library
Department of Mineral Resources
Mr G Baur of NSW Forestry Commission
Gosford Office, National Parks and Wildlife Service
Wyong Office, NSW Forestry Commission
Mr J Forsythe and Staff of SRA Archives
The Historical Officer, Australia Post
Headmaster and Staff, Ourimbah Public School
Mr Philippe Tabuteau
Mr Phil Morley
Mrs Gwen Dundon
Mr J Magee
Mrs Judy Chestnut, Gosford City Library
Wyong and District Museum and Historical Society

We are especially thankful to those who have shared their recollections with us ...
Mrs Bertha Rowley
Mr Ernie Bailey
Mrs Daphne Simon
Mr Pat Pender
Mrs Marj Hughes
Mr Arthur Hextall
Mr Bill Eacott
Mr Reg Brown
Mrs Lloyd-Jones
Mr Phil May
Mrs Hazel O'Neill
Mr and Mrs Reg and Bertha Morris
Mrs Molly and the late Mr Ces Robson

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Bibliography 

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A word about copyright
1. Text
The authors retain copyright in all text. You can use the text in research as long as you acknowledge the source.

2. Images
Permission was obtained to reproduce all photographs included in the printed version of the book. Other photographs are included in this www version that were copied by the authors from photographs held by persons interviewed during research. If you have an objection to the inclusion of any image appearing in these web pages, please email Bruce Jones.

Something about maps
Regrettably some maps did not scan sufficiently well to be included in these web pages. Serious researchers should refer to the maps of

Mathew 1831    AONSW Surveys Tuggerah Lakes 1831 (Map 5945);
Dalgety 1841    AONSW (Map 5246); and
Wells 1841        Mitchell Library M3 811.25/1841.1.

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