John Wright and Son Shipyards

In partnership with Alexander Croll, John Wright built at least three ships at Bungwahl, before selling his share of the sawmill and shipwright business at Myall Lakes.

[2] His first boat built at Tuncurry was the "Stanley", which carried timber to Sydney and returned with general cargo.

John Wright built a number of vessels used on the North Coast including the Bellinger, Tuncurry II,[3] Our Jack and the Comboyne.

The 99-year lease was approaching finality, and John Wright junior decided to close the shipyard and return the land to the crown.

The water front land where the mill and shipyard stood at Tuncurry was gazetted as an area for public recreation and in 1962 was renamed John Wright Park.