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The first Pilot of Cape Hawke Pilot Station

PlacesBy MidCoast StoriesAugust 2, 2018

On Pilot (Flagstaff) Hill overlooking Forster Harbour are the remains of a Pilot Station established in 1883. The first pilot, Captain Amor Hicks Kendall, took up residence at the new station where he remained until his retirement in 1908…

The wrecking of the Empress of India

Buildings, EventsBy MidCoast StoriesJune 22, 2018

The schooner, Empress of India, was travelling from Port Macquarie to Sydney loaded with sawn hardwood when she encountered fierce weather. Captain Peter Williams sheltered in Cape Hawke Bay but during the night the winds were so violent that the ship started leaking and was in danger of being driven ashore…

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