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The Best Attractions In Stuarts Point

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John McDouall Stuart , often referred to as simply McDouall Stuart, was a Scottish explorer and one of the most accomplished of all Australia's inland explorers. Stuart led the first successful expedition to traverse the Australian mainland from south to north and return, through the centre of the continent. His experience and the care he showed for his team ensured he never lost a man, despite the harshness of the country he encountered. The explorations of Stuart eventually resulted in the 1863 annexation of a huge area of country to the Government of South Australia. This area became known as the Northern Territory. In 1911 the Commonwealth of Austr...
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  • 3. Trial Bay Gaol South West Rocks
    Trial Bay Gaol is a heritage-listed former gaol at Cardwell Street, Arakoon, Kempsey Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 14 May 2010.
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  • 4. Dorrigo National Park Dorrigo
    Dorrigo National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 580 kilometres north of Sydney on Dome Road off the Waterfall Way, 5 kilometres east of the town of Dorrigo. The park is part of the New England Group of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986 and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007. The area protected by the park is recognised for its exceptional natural beauty with significant habitats of outstanding value to science and conservation. The Rainforest Centre is a major CERRA interpretation centre. The interactive display, The Rainforest Revealed, explains how the rainforest evolved and gives insights into the animal and plant species that live there. Several tracks in the park allow hikers to view the park's water...
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  • 5. Smoky Cape Lighthouse South West Rocks
    Smoky Cape Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on Smoky Cape, a headland east of the town of South West Rocks, New South Wales, Australia, and within the Hat Head National Park. It directs boats towards the entrance to the Macleay River, which is located just to the north of the lighthouse.It is one of the last major lighthouse complexes designed by the New South Wales colonial architect of the time, James Barnet, and was one of Australia's last lighthouses to be designed for architectural excellence. Standing on a granite headland 140 metres above the sea, its light is the highest in New South Wales.It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
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