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Second blasting tunnel found in Nobbys headland

Posted in 1850s gunpowder plot, Colonel Barney, archaeology, blowing up of nobbys, historic photographs, nobbys, nobbys headland, tagged , , on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Link to online Newcastle Herald story 3 June 2009 – Second blasting tunnel found in Nobbys headland
The Search for the Nobbys Gunpowder Tunnels
The University of Newcastle’s Coal River Working Party is currently preparing a scoping document for the New South Wales Heritage Branch which sets out our goals for archaeological investigations within the Coal River [...]

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Journey to the Centre of Nobbys

Posted in Colonel Barney, archaeology, blowing up of nobbys, digital resources, history, nobbys, nobbys headland, plans and surveys, tagged , , on April 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The University of Newcastle’s Coal River Working Party have begun the search for the long lost gun powder chambers that secretly lie within the Nobbys Headland.
The following document outlines the story.
1854, July 18th.
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council. Nobby’s Island. Laid upon the Council Table by The Colonial Secretary, and Ordered by the Council to [...]

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