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At the end of the track to Bullimah Spur in Bouddi National Park at Killcare, the story of a lost soldier is fading into history. An ordinary man who made an extraordinary sacrifice and left an amazing legacy.
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The popular and much-used Fernleigh Track was built on the route of an old railway line which once linked the city of Newcastle to Belmont in Lake Macquarie.
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The Easter long weekend just around the corner, we’ve delved into the archive to come up with nine offbeat travel ideas. Hidden ruins, ancient volcanoes, and a lost railway – and that’s just the start.
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What do explorer Matthew Flinders, pirates, shipwrecks and the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake have in common? They are all linked to the maritime history of Stockton.
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Stockton is just a five minute ferry ride from the heart of Newcastle and yet has the charm and laid back atmosphere of a coastal country town. It feels like you’re on holidays.
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This is one of those boom and bust stories, of changing fortunes and changing times – a 19th century township frozen in time.
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This is the story of Australia’s worst race riot and how a garden helped Young NSW make peace with the demons of it’s history.
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Lithgow is a town with a colourful industrial past. The birthplace of Australia’s steel industry, the home of a small arms factory crucial through two World Wars. And that’s just part of the story.
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A good walk deserves a long leisurely brunch so we walked a section of the spectacular Bouddi National Park coastal track from Putty Beach, Killcare, to Maitland Bay, Killcare Heights, before heading down the road to beautiful Hardys Bay for breakfast at Hardy’s Bistro.
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This is the quirky tale of an incredible bridge, a scheming politician and a rail tunnel that never worked.
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