March 4, 2026

Port Stephens News Of The Area

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Oyster growing in the port was for some families little more than a cottage industry. The Davis family survived on a small oyster farm in Swan Bay.
Oyster growing in the port was for some families little more than a cottage industry. The Davis family survived on a small oyster farm in Swan Bay.
Long tongs with claws were used to harvest naturally growing oysters.
Long tongs with claws were used to harvest naturally growing oysters.
The Broughton Island shack of Greek fisherman Demetrius ‘Kerosine Tin’ Karageorgis who lived on the island for 49 years.
The Broughton Island shack of Greek fisherman Demetrius ‘Kerosine Tin’ Karageorgis who lived on the island for 49 years.
Greek oyster openers at work opening Port Stephens oysters in Flinders Street, Melbourne at the height of the local oyster industry prior to the mid-1980s.
Greek oyster openers at work opening Port Stephens oysters in Flinders Street, Melbourne at the height of the local oyster industry prior to the mid-1980s.

THROUGH my research into Port Stephens and the Myall Coast over the years I have accumulated stacks of old black and white photographs I think would be of great interest to our readers.

What do you remember of the photos attached to this story? Write in and tell us at media@newsofthearea.com.au.

By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE

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