Snap Shot

WHAT IS IT? The large anchors monument. WHERE IS IT? On the corner of Mitchell and Hunter Sts, Stockton. WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE? The two anchors have been a local tourism landmark since about 1984 to remind visitors of Stockton's maritime past. WHAT'S THE STORY? The two anchors were once part of a set of four which moored Newcastle's old floating dock at Walsh Island (now Kooragang) and later at Carrington.