Sadly, with ‘progress’ some things always have to give. Sheep farming has declined in scale and how many people it requires, I guess, so most of the old settlements have shrunk and Stanley has grown instead. Port Stephens on the West used to have c.120 people and now has just 2 permanently, I think. It’s just the decline of that way of life and the natural changes in sheep farming.
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Great story and sounds like a great trip to what was a life to brave guys one time
What ended the settlement?
Cheers guys 👍😄
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Sadly, with ‘progress’ some things always have to give. Sheep farming has declined in scale and how many people it requires, I guess, so most of the old settlements have shrunk and Stanley has grown instead. Port Stephens on the West used to have c.120 people and now has just 2 permanently, I think. It’s just the decline of that way of life and the natural changes in sheep farming.
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