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Tag Archives: Gold Coast history

Colonial Columns: The Lost Graveyard of Terranora Creek

The dry dock (constructed 1898) on the Tweed, 1937.

A look at a lost graveyard with links to some tragic events near Tweed Heads.

Posted byChristopher DawsonMay 7, 2023May 6, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:Cemeteries, Colonial Columns, Gold Coast historyLeave a comment on Colonial Columns: The Lost Graveyard of Terranora Creek

The Burleigh and Bilinga Sperm Whales

Sperm whale.

Read about the problems caused for Gold Coast authorities when dead Sperm Whales washed ashore in the 1920s and ’30s.

Posted byChristopher DawsonApril 24, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:Gold Coast historyLeave a comment on The Burleigh and Bilinga Sperm Whales

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