The great Raymond Terrace snake mystery was solved and a Lemon Tree Passage club in liquidation was making headlines in the Examiner in 1986.
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Each week the Examiner will post a story that has been published in the paper during its 124 year history.
The front page of the Port Stephens Examiner that was published on May 7, 1986 featured three stories:
Snake mystery solved
Story brief: A 2.4 metre cross diamond python escaped from its Glenelg Street home and slithered its way into William Street, Raymond Terrace.
A picture of the snake appeared in the Examiner the week before, however the family didn’t want to claim it because: “I was not all that keen to have it back, and secondly we thought it was illegal to own a snake, so we kept quiet.”
Troubled club wins reprieve
Story brief: Lemon Tree Passage and Districts RSL Club went into liquidation with debts of more than $500,000. Despite the debts, Sydney-based liquidators Hamilton, Taylor and Brien said they were impressed with the way the club was being run.
Yellow sub quits the port
Story brief: After operating in Port Stephens for five months, the semi-submerged Yellow Submarine, a tourist attraction for the area, was sold and towed to Whitsunday Passage.
The submarine cost about $300,000 to build by Port Stephens Marina Corlette. It was sold due to their not being enough local interest.
Additionally
In 1986, land in Fingal Bay was selling for $22,000. Check out the K.D Winning Co real estate ad (in the gallery above) that ran on the bottom of the front page on May 7.
