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We are very grateful to all those who have contributed towards this site, and especially to:
- Marie-Louise McDermott for allowing us to draw on her PhD thesis on Australia’s ocean pools and her two forthcoming books about ocean pools, and
- the photographers (especially to Marie-Louise McDermott and Ian McConchie) for allowing us to use their photographs.
In addition to the specific sources acknowledged on the webpages for individual ocean pools, some of the most valuable Australian sources of information for this project have been local government records and publications and metropolitan, regional and local newspapers. Access to digitised newspapers greatly assisted our research and we are immensely grateful for the access to Australian newspapers provided by the National Library of Australia’s TROVE system and the access to New Zealand newspapers provided by the National Library of New Zealand’s Papers Past system.
Australian council records and publications consulted
Great Lakes Council
Greater Taree Council
Manly Council
Manning Valley Shire Council
Mumbulla Shire Council
Pittwater Council
Randwick Council
Stroud Shire Council
Warringah Council
Waverley Council
Wollongong Council
Australian metropolitan, regional and local newspapers consulted
Bondi View
Central Coast Express
Daily Telegraph
Illawarra Mercury
Kiama Independent
Kiama Reporter
Manly Daily
Newcastle Herald
Northern Champion
South Coast Times
Southern Courier
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian archives consulted
Avoca Beach and District Progress Association
, Gosford Local Studies Collection
Great Lakes Historical Society
Kiama Local Studies Collection
Kiama Family History Society Collection
Manly Local Studies Collection
Mitchell Library
Pearl Beach Progress Association
Pittwater Local Studies Collection
Randwick Local Studies Collection
Randwick and District Historical Society
NSW State Reference Library
Warringah Local Studies Collection
Wollongong Local Studies Collection
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Correct as at June 2018.