Ships of the Bellinger

By Susan Lloyd
Updated September 19 2017 - 8:30am, first published 9:31am
1908 - Rosedale washed onto the the breakwall
1908 - Rosedale washed onto the the breakwall

Shipping was crucial to the development of trade and the increase of settlement on the Bellinger. Loading and transporting cedar to Sydney was the main activity in the beginning of the settlement but the bar at the heads of the Bellinger was dangerous and captains were reluctant to bring their ships into such a hazardous port.

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