Port Stephens has a longer recorded history than the majority of lakes, waterways and ports in Australia, and was seen by Europeans before Newcastle. For a few years now, Port Stephens has been included in the list of the fastest-growing regions in New South Wales. The development of modern Port Stephens began in the 1950s. This book honours the islands, the blue waters, the beaches, the towering headlands and the people who first discovered them, before Port Stephens became a household word in Australia and overseas. Author John Armstrong is a journalist and historian who has spent a large part of the last two decades learning more about the area.
