Members of the Wyong Family History Group have begun updating their Pioneer Register which was published in 2013.
The register lists pioneers of the former Wyong Shire covering an area from Gwandalan in the north to Lisarow in the south, Yarramalong and Dooralong in the west and the ocean in the east.
It covers the period from the 1880s up to 1950.
Since that time several corrections and new details have been received so an update is now thought appropriate.
The Group invites families represented in the book to contact them with any corrections or updates.
“We would also like to hear from people whose pioneering family is not in the current book,” a spokesperson said.
“Data forms can be collected at the Cottage or sent electronically via email.”
For more information email secwfhg2@westnet.com.au or call 4351 2211.
The Cottage, which is Building 9 at Wyong Old School Community Centre, 6 Rankens Court, is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10am-3pm.
When completed, the Updated Pioneer Register will be available for sale on a USB with the price yet to be determined.
People interested in learning more about Wyong’s pioneers and early residents of the Wyong district may also be interested in the Group’s People of Wyong books published 2018-2021.
These books cover the majority of the people who ran the town’s businesses or service industries from Wyong’s inception in 1887.
Some of the occupations covered are doctors, dentists, newsagents, ministers, police sergeants and bank managers.
The history and development of Wyong’s primary industries, ranging from the timber and fishing industries through to the dairy and fruit and citrus industries and poultry farming are covered, as well as the Wyong Abattoir.
Historic town buildings are also recorded in the books.
Book 5 is devoted to all the government and non-government schools in the former Wyong Shire, including those that have closed.
The books detail the school’s history and have a full list of head teachers.
Anyone interested in purchasing the last remaining copies of these books can call 4351 2211 from 10am-3pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays.