The 1950s Avoca Locality Plan captures Avoca and its surrounding Central Coast region at a moment when the area was beginning to develop as both a residential and recreational destination. The map spans from Gosford to Broken Bay, including Tuggerah Lake, nearby waterways, roads, and emerging townships, offering a detailed view of the landscape, coastlines, and connections that shaped the region.
Designed with mid-century clarity, the plan highlights the relationship between land and water — the river systems, lakes, and coastline — showing how communities were laid out in harmony with the natural environment. Roads linking Avoca to neighboring towns, holiday cottages along the foreshore, and early subdivision patterns reveal a region on the cusp of growth, long before modern urban sprawl.
More than a map, it’s a historical snapshot: a record of how Melburnians and Sydneysiders might have explored the Central Coast, or how locals planned settlements, farms, and access to the bays, lakes, and beaches that define the area today.
Fun Fact: Tuggerah Lake, shown on the map, was once a hub for small-scale fishing and boating, connecting coastal communities long before the highway system made travel to Sydney or Newcastle easier.
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- Printed on premium quality 230gsm paper with archival inks
- Made to order in Australia
- Framed with locally sourced sustainable timber
- Framed prints have a white matboard (passepartout)
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Print only prints include a minimum 10mm white border as part of the final print size. Refer size guide here.
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Please note our prints are vintage reproductions, and as such, they may exhibit blemishes, ageing, imperfections, discolouration, and scratches, which we believe reflects their authentic vintage character.
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Please also note that final print colours may vary from what you see on your screen due to how screens display images and individual monitor calibration.
