Santa's Visit

Santa, supported by his friends from the Rotary Club Toronto Sunrise NSW,  took their annual cruise around Lake Macquarie on Christmas Eve This year the event supported a local charity  "Got your back sista".

This year the flotilla left Bolton Point at 4:30 pm and travelled to Wangi Wangi via Toronto, Carey Bay, Kilaben Bay and Rathmines reaching its destination at 7:15pm.

Santa is greeted by the many locals who gather, party or picnic at homes, in parks and on jetties around our Western side of the Lake. He is joined on his sailpast by locals in water craft ranging from tiny tinnies and jazzy jet-skis to sleek speedboats and costly cruisers. An addition to the crew this year was one of Santa's reindeer who kept a lookout from the upper deck of Santa's boat. 

The event is popular with Carey Bay residents and visitors who cheer Santa along his way. Thanks to Santa's skipper who navigated the vessel close in to Carey Bay. Following are a few images taken from an Ambrose Street property. 

Seasons Greetings

 

Christmases Past at Carey Bay

 A search for "Carey Bay" and "Christmas " on our wonderful Australian resource Trove shares several stories of Christmassy activities at Carey Bay.  

1920  

1920 'TORONTO.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 17 December, p. 6. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140082972

1921 

1921 'Y.W.C.A. HOLIDAY CAMP.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 17 December, p. 4. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139916615

1938 

1938 'Of Interest to Women', The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), 22 December, p. 4. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125704855

1948

1948 'about newcastle people', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 23 December, p. 6. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158234533

1953  

1953 'Party For 80 Pensioners', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 8 December, p. 6. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140301579

1954

1954 '500 EXPECTED AT BARBECUE', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 9 December, p. 5. , viewed 19 Dec 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134089538

On this day in 1928

 A report of a fund-raising fete at Carey Bay was reported in the local press.

1928 'Garden Fete', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 17 November, p. 3. , viewed 17 Sept 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163974962

Selina the Socialite

 Mrs Squirrell (nee Selina Burnage) featured regularly in the newspapers on Trove. She appeared to be socially active into her tenth decade.

1919 'TORONTO.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 27 November, p. 5. , viewed 07 Jan 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140073667

1920 'TORONTO.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 9 October, p. 3. , viewed 07 Jan 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140088198

1936 'PERSONAL', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 8 February, p. 14. , viewed 07 Jan 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142412654

1952 '90th BIRTHDAY PARTY', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 23 September, p. 5. , viewed 07 Jan 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133570548

The Mayor of Carey Bay

Thanks to Trove we can read about the early history of Carey Bay from a 1951 interview with Thomas William Wrightson who was known as William Wrightson.

The article can be read in full here http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134396159.

1950 'IAN HEALY'S Suburbia, This Week', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 2 September, p. 5. , viewed 12 Sept 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134396159

Timothy Francis Kelliher

 Condolences to the family of  Timothy Francis Kelliher who passed away this week. 

Announcements  
https://www.radiokerry.ie/death-notices/timothy-francis-kelliher-449611
https://rip.ie/death-notice/timothy-francis-kelliher-kerry-beaufort-603871