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Flashback 1972: Hydrotherapy pool opens
Port Macquarie Museum
Junior secondary drama winners 1972 (b) Alita Harris, Lyn Howard, Gerrry Purcell, Stephen Chamberlin; (f) Lorysa Lojka, Paul Yaunane, Cathy Cudmore, Monica Dunn.
Flashback 1972: Anzac Day march and ceremony attended by more than 2000
Port Macquarie Museum
Standard bearers gather before the march. Photos from Port Macquarie Museum archives.
Anzac coo-ee echoes in country Australia
Stephanie Gardiner
Gilgandra locals re-enacted the Coo-ee March in 1987 and 2015.
Flashback 1972: Wauchope puts on a fantastic show
Port Macquarie Museum
Cattle on parade at the Wauchope Show, 1972. Photos from Port Macquarie Museum archives.
Flashback 1972: Port's bumper Easter activities bring in tourists
Port Macquarie Museum
Port Macquarie mayor C.C. Adams and Hastings Shire president John Abi-Saab at the opening of the Port Macquarie Gun Club clubhouse.
Flashback 1972: Easter fishing looks good for weekend championships
Port Macquarie Museum
Bruce Jordan with his 14.5 pound flathead catch, 1972. Photos supplied from Port Macquarie Museum archives.
Flashback 1972: Children at risk with no bus route from Lake Cathie to Port
Port Macquarie Museum
Schoolchildren crossing the Lake Cathie bridge to transfer from one bus to another, 1972. Photos supplied from Port Macquarie Museum archives.
Flashback 1972: Kew and Johns River locals' brave act leads to arrest
Port Macquarie Museum
Chief Secretary Mr Willis (left) congratulates Bruce Jamieson on his retirement from the Fish Marketing Authority, 1972.
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Camden Haven NSW SES unit marks 40 years of operation
Liz Langdale
NSW SES Camden Haven unit spokesperson Darren Mearrick and unit commander Carolyn Dobson. Picture: Mardi Borg.
Flashback 1972: A Delaforce digger delivery, complete with demonstration
Port Macquarie Museum
Front-end loader delivery (from left) Vince Smith (Ford Company), Alex Hodges (Klosters, Newcastle) with Mr and Mrs Delaforce, 1972

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