WITH THE SUPPORT OF CENTRAL COAST COUNCIL AND BRISBANE WATER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

HISTORY & HERITAGE HUNTER TO HAWKESBURY RESEARCH (4HR) & PRESENT

2 HISTORY & HERITAGE FERRY TOURS EXPERIENCE HISTORY WITH HISTORY & HERITAGE HUNTER BRISBANE waters TO HAWKESBURY RESEARCH (4HR) AND CENTRAL COAST FERRIES & HAWKESBURY Two great river ferry tours showcasing the unique ( CENTRAL COAST) history of the Hawkesbury and the Brisbane Water.

Featuring award winning specially prepared graphics and photographs, videos of working models and animations and live and recorded commentary displayed on a large A/V screen.

Join us as we take a trip through history on board with Central Coast Ferries! WITH THE SUPPORT OF CENTRAL COAST COUNCIL AND BRISBANE WATER HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY & HERITAGE HUNTER TO HAWKESBURY RESEARCH (4HR) AND CENTRAL COAST FERRIES PRESENT

On-board the ferry ‘Sorrento’ a large A/V screen will display Award winning, specially prepared graphics, historic and onsite photographs, plus video of working models and animations displayed throughout the ferry tour with live commentary. > Juno Point WWII defences > River bed minefield > History of HMAS Hawkesbury > The West Head defences with the inclined railway > The WWII Woy Woy airfield > The rendezvous point and history of the eight IJN submarines involved in the 1942 attack > WWI warship wrecks HMAS Parramatta and Swan – ’s first naval fleet > The two Rail Bridges – Why did the first one fail? How were they built? > Other subjects and points of interest will be presented live en-route

Adult $35 • Concession $30 • Child $20

Departing Brooklyn at 9:35am – Patonga 9am (additional pickup) 3hr 15min tour with morning tea provided. Bookings essential. For tour dates and bookings please phone Central Coast Ferries 0418 631 313. www.centralcoastferries.com.au www.4hresearch.com 500 Ships built at Gosford

West West Head Head Fort Fort Inclined Railway 1942-Eight Submarines Attack

General Gordon 1886 Paddle Steamer Juno Point River-bed Minefield WWI-HMAS Parramatta Juno Point Guns Midget Submarines

WWI-HMAS Swan

Why did the 1889 Rail Bridge West Fail? Head HMAS Fort Hawkesbury Guns Model WITH THE SUPPORT OF CENTRAL COAST COUNCIL AND BRISBANE WATER HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY & HERITAGE HUNTER TO HAWKESBURY RESEARCH (4HR) AND CENTRAL COAST FERRIES PRESENT brisbane WATERs

(GOSFORD CENTRAL COAST) On-board the ferry ‘Sorrento’ a large A/V screen will display Award winning, specially prepared graphics, historic and onsite photographs, plus video of working models and animations displayed throughout the ferry tour with live commentary. Areas covered include Woy Woy, Blackwall, , Umina, Ettalong, Empire Bay, Davistown, Saratoga, East Gosford, Gosford, West Gosford, Point Clare, Tascott and Koolewong. > Governor Phillip arrives, only weeks after establishing a colony at Sydney > When the waterways were the highways > Timber getting in the once great forests > Over 500 registered wooden vessels built > The Maitland shipwreck > - longest in Australia > 1900’s thriving tourist industry

Adult $35 • Concession $30 • Child $20

Departing Woy Woy Wharf at 9:35am 3hr 15min tour with morning tea provided. Bookings essential. For tour dates and bookings please phone Central Coast Ferries 0418 631 313. www.centralcoastferries.com.au www.4hresearch.com brisbane WATERs