Category Archives: Research

  Coweambah Before it was known by the dual names of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, the area around the two Port Stephens towns had the name Coweambah. The name Coweambah was later applied to what is probably Tea Garden’s … Continue reading →

The Story So Far…… Well you should know a fair bit about The Old AACo Road from Karuah to Tahlee(et v.v.) by now.  However, if you’ve looked at The First Walk Booklet back in 2010, you’ll see that back then, … Continue reading →

What Can You See?   Following the logic that the early maps indicate that there was some pretty feverish activity at the top of Yalimbah Creek, let’s look there!   These days, the luxury of Google Earth pictures lets us … Continue reading →

  Further Clues … What do the documents say? As is mentioned above, one of the fascinating aspects of The Australian Agricultural Company for historians is the paper trail that was left. Not only were despatches regularly sent back and … Continue reading →

Here are some pictures that give a bit of perspective on the corduroy section of the road. The Google Earth view shows the corduroy section crossing the salt marsh to the site of the old Yalimbah Creek Bridge. It would … Continue reading →

  Figure 1:  c1830 convict built Tahlee to Karuah Corduroy road (PSC), photograph Garry Smith Whilst remains of corduroy roads in Australia have been found, they are almost exclusively 20th Century in origin. If archaeological research indicates that this corduroy … Continue reading →

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