Lifeboat Beach (BEACH), NSW Details

History

In December 1997 Cr Greg Best of Wyong Council proposed that the beach be renamed to honour the men who lost their lives. (Sun Weekly 11 December 1997)

Description

A beach at Norah Head about 700 metres SW of Norah Head Lighthouse.

Origin

This name was proposed because the applicants believed it was the closest unnamed beach to where the lifeboats landed after the sinking of the SS Iron Chieftain in 1942. (Wyong Shire Council letter dated 21 September 1998)

Lifeboat Beach (BEACH), NSW
title Lifeboat Beach (BEACH)
additional
state NSW
reference 80221
placename Lifeboat Beach
designation BEACH
geographical name Pebbly Beach
previous names Pebbley Beach; Pebbly Beach; Gravelly Beach
lga WYONG
description A beach at Norah Head about 700 metres SW of Norah Head Lighthouse.
meaning
origin This name was proposed because the applicants believed it was the closest unnamed beach to where the lifeboats landed after the sinking of the SS Iron Chieftain in 1942. (Wyong Shire Council letter dated 21 September 1998)
history In December 1997 Cr Greg Best of Wyong Council proposed that the beach be renamed to honour the men who lost their lives. (Sun Weekly 11 December 1997)
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