Related Publications
The following list of related publications has been collated by the Tomaree Museum Association to promote interest and research in local history. Many are available from Tomaree Library or can be purchased from local historical associations listed on the Useful Links page. Please let us know if you know of any other references which should be added to our list.
Bairstow, Damaris (2003): A Million pounds, a million acres : the pioneer settlement of the Australian Agricultural Company, Cremorne, NSW: D. Bairstow, 2003
Bartlett, M. A. (1980): The Port Stephens Story, Nelson Bay, NSW: Port Stephens Historical Society
Benson, David (editor) (c2015): The Present State of Karuah, Port Stephens: Re-visiting Robert Dawson’s Accounts of his early contacts with local Indigenous Australians 1825 to 1829,
Broomham, Rosemary (c2010): Myall Lakes National Park: A people's history, Nelson Bay, NSW: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Clarke, John (2013): Oysterman the world's biggest oyster farm, Fingal Bay, NSW: John Clarke
Clarke, John (2013): The Outer Light, Fingal Bay, NSW: John Clarke
Clarke, John (2011): Old Salt, Fingal Bay, NSW: John Clarke
Clarke, John (2009): Broughton Islanders, Fingal Bay, NSW: John Clarke
Fraser, Yvonne (2002): Henry F. Halloran in Port Stephens, the Legacy, Tanilba Bay, NSW: Port Stephen's Family History Society
Fraser, Yvonne (2014): Bob's Farm Cadre Camp: Refugees from Timor in Port Stephens during World War II, Tanilba Bay, NSW: Port Stephen's Family History Society
Fraser, Yvonne and Dial, Marie (2004): Convicts of the Australian Agricultural Company, 1825- 1850, Tanilba Bay, NSW: Port Stephen's Family History Society
Gaudion, Denise (2019): History and Heritage of Tanilba House, Tanilba Bay, NSW: Port Stephens Family History Society
Gaudion, Denise (2010): Fly Point Burial Ground Nelson Bay, Tanilba Bay, NSW: Port Stephens Family History Society
Hoskins, Ian (2013): Coast : a history of the New South Wales edge, Sydney, NSW: New South Publishing
Hunter, Cynthia (1996): Raymond Terrace and District: History and Heritage, Raymond Terrace, NSW: Raymond Terrace and District Historical Society
Murdoch, A. (2017): Sheer Grit, Nelson Bay, NSW: The Blue Cow Press
Parry, Sir Edward (1790-1855, re-published 1952): Early Days of Port Stephens - extracts from Sir Edward Parry's Diary, Newcastle, NSW: Cambridge Press
Pfennigwerth, Ian (2007): The Naval Heritage of Port Stephens, Ian Pfennigwerth , Nelson Bay, NSW: Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol
Port Stephens Family History Society Inc: Port Stephens Pilot, Jul 1926 to Feb 1930, Index of Domestic and other Notices, CD-ROM
Port Stephens Family History Society Inc: Anna Bay Lawn Cemetery, Headstone Inscriptions and Photographs, CD-ROM
Port Stephens Family History Society Inc: Nelson Bay Cemetery, Carumbah Memorial Gardens and Columbarium. Headstone Inscriptions and Photographs, CD-ROM
Ramsland, John & Mooney, Christopher (2016): Remembering Aboriginal Heroes : struggle, identity and the media, Melbourne, Victoria: Brolga Publishing
Russell, Kevin (2018): Port Stephens Narrative, Nelson Bay, NSW: Port Stephens Historical Society
Scanlon, Mike (2020): Past Port, Mayfield West, NSW: WHO Publishing
Smith, Joseph Michael (2016): Bush Mates - a guide to the wildlife of Nelson Bay, Free-Ebooks.net
Smith, Michael & Steinbeck, Graeme (2016): The Guns of Tomaree, Free-Ebooks.net
Tawse, Dawn (1998): The guiding light in Port Stephens heritage : Nelson Head Inner Lighthouse, Nelson Bay, NSW: Nelson Head Lighthouse & Rescue Station Reserve Trust
Tomaree Family History Group (2013): Pioneers and their descendants : Nelson Bay, Port Stephens and beyond : 1824 -1920, Corlette, NSW: Tomaree Family History Group Nelson Bay
Winn, Janice: (2018): Hawks Nest A Bird's Eye View, Tea Gardens, NSW: Janis Winn
Various Port Stephens Historical Society booklets available at Tomaree Library: 'Local History', 'History of Tourism', 'History of Transport', 'Shipwrecks in our Region', 'History of Nelson Bay Marina', 'The History of Fishing in Port Stephens', 'The Lost Ships of Port Stephens/Newcastle', 'Extraordinary People - Sir Edward Parry and Lady Isobella Parry'