Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry
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The Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry was a former car and passenger ferry service that carried traffic across Wallis Lake between the twin towns of Forster and Tuncurry in New South Wales, Australia, before the construction of a permanent bridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10743352 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry Context triple: [Forster–Tuncurry Bridge, replaced, Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry]
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A.
Interislander ferry
The Interislander ferry is a major passenger and vehicle ferry service in New Zealand that connects the North and South Islands across Cook Strait.
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B.
Sydney Ferries
Sydney Ferries is the public ferry operator providing commuter and tourist ferry services across Sydney Harbour and the surrounding waterways in the Greater Sydney region.
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C.
Spirit of Tasmania ferry
The Spirit of Tasmania ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service that operates across Bass Strait, connecting mainland Australia with the island state of Tasmania.
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D.
Portsmouth–Ryde ferry
The Portsmouth–Ryde ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English south-coast city of Portsmouth with the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
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E.
Ferry
Ferry is a common French surname borne by various notable figures, including politicians such as Jules Ferry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry Target entity description: The Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry was a former car and passenger ferry service that carried traffic across Wallis Lake between the twin towns of Forster and Tuncurry in New South Wales, Australia, before the construction of a permanent bridge.
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A.
Interislander ferry
The Interislander ferry is a major passenger and vehicle ferry service in New Zealand that connects the North and South Islands across Cook Strait.
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B.
Sydney Ferries
Sydney Ferries is the public ferry operator providing commuter and tourist ferry services across Sydney Harbour and the surrounding waterways in the Greater Sydney region.
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C.
Spirit of Tasmania ferry
The Spirit of Tasmania ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service that operates across Bass Strait, connecting mainland Australia with the island state of Tasmania.
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D.
Portsmouth–Ryde ferry
The Portsmouth–Ryde ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English south-coast city of Portsmouth with the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
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E.
Ferry
Ferry is a common French surname borne by various notable figures, including politicians such as Jules Ferry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
car and passenger ferry
ⓘ
vehicular ferry service ⓘ |
| accessProvidedTo |
pedestrians
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
| bodyOfWaterCrossed | Wallis Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Forster
ⓘ
Tuncurry ⓘ twin towns of Forster and Tuncurry ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| historicalRole | primary crossing of Wallis Lake before bridge construction ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Wallis Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInLocality |
Forster–Tuncurry
ⓘ
linked to:
Forster-Tuncurry
|
| operatedAcross | Wallis Lake channel ⓘ |
| region | Mid North Coast ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Forster–Tuncurry bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Forster–Tuncurry Bridge
permanent road bridge ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Great Lakes region of New South Wales
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linked to:
Great Lakes area of New South Wales
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| serviceType |
car ferry
ⓘ
passenger ferry ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| transportMode | water transport ⓘ |
| transportNetwork | road transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
transporting passengers
ⓘ
transporting vehicles ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry Description of subject: The Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry was a former car and passenger ferry service that carried traffic across Wallis Lake between the twin towns of Forster and Tuncurry in New South Wales, Australia, before the construction of a permanent bridge.
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