This list is complete with respect to the 1996 Gazetteer of Australia.[1] Dubious names have been checked against the online 2004 data,[2] and in all cases confirmed correct. However, if any ports have been gazetted or deleted since 1996, this list does not reflect these changes. Strictly speaking, Australian place names are gazetted in capital letters only; the names in this list have been converted to mixed case in accordance with normal capitalisation conventions. Locations are as gazetted; obviously some islands may extend over large areas.
The list also contains some entries for places that are widely recognised as ports or harbours, yet have not been gazetted as such. These are noted and individually referenced in the list.
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A minor port administered by Land and Property Management Authority. Fishing and marina.[3] The port was serviced by the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company.
Regional port administered by New South Wales Maritime Authority. Largest artificial harbour in NSW; woodchip export; port shared with Department of Defence (handles warships); also handled cruise ships.[4] The port was serviced by the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company.i
Largest coal export terminal in the world. In April 2014 Premier Mike Baird and Treasurer Andrew Constance announced that a “a consortium which comprises Hastings Funds Management and Chinese State-owned China Merchants” had successfully bid $1.75 billion for a 98-year lease of the Port of Newcastle.[5]
A minor harbour administered by Land and Property Management Authority. Fishing.[3] The harbour was serviced by the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company.
Regional harbour administered by New South Wales Maritime Authority. Timber exports; regular general cargo services to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and New Zealand.[6]
^ ab"Minor Ports Program". Land management. New South Wales Department of Lands. 2006. Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2006.
^"Harbour of Eden". New South Wales Regional Ports. New South Wales Maritime Authority. 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2006.
^"Port of Yamba". New South Wales Regional Ports. New South Wales Maritime Authority. 2006. Archived from the original on 12 December 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2006.