The Society takes its name from the area between two local rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean on the northern New South Wales coast of Australia. The Darug people were the Aboriginal peoples to the area in 1788. North Richmond is located 67 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. Main stations established: Cassino, Runnymede, Wooroowoolgen, Wyangarie, Dyraaba, Fairymount, Tunstall and Lismore.Cedar cutters arrive, amongst them Steve King.First newspaper, the Richmond River Express, appears at Casino.Terrific to see that we have had lots of interest in our Researching your Street/House on Sunday 26th at 2pm!
Brief Chronology of the Richmond River. 6 Regatta Avenue, Ballina. They were divided into a number of different 'clans', whose quick demise upon European settlement has sadly resulted in very little information remaining on how they utilised the local area.
www.abc.net.au/radio/northcoast/programs/saturday-breakfast/saturday-breakfast/12562942Our Society’s mission is to collect, preserve, display and disseminate historical material relevant to the continuing history of North Eastern NSW. The Darug were the custodians of the majority of what is now the Greater Sydney region. We are based in the city of Lismore, the centre of the Richmond River region region. Yeager.Dedication of St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore.First dairy cooperative established at Springhill, Wollongbar.First large-scale macadamia orchards planted.The Colonial Sugar Refinery opens sugar mill at Broadwater.www.abc.net.au/radio/northcoast/programs/saturday-breakfast/saturday-breakfast/12562942Squatters Clay and Stapleton become first white settlers in the Richmond Valley, at Cassino Station.First boiling-down plant in the district built at Fairymount.Conflict with settlers results in massacre of up to 100 Aborigines at Evans Head.Clark Irving elected first member for the Clarence District which includes the Richmond and Tweed River valleys.Major decline of dairying, with loss of 85% of dairy farmers in the North Eatern sector of NSW.Reported massacre of 30-40 members of Ballina Tribe by Native Mounted Police.The Northern Star newspaper started by W. Kelleway.James Reeves sets up first dairy, at Fairy Hill near Kyogle.Enactment of Robertson Land Act, which results in settlers of moderate means flocking to the district and selecting land.Bundjalung people sole occupiers of the area.University of New England – Northern Rivers established at Lismore, later becomes Southern Cross University.First sawmill built, at Shaw’s Bay, Ballina.Aquarius Festival held at Nimbin, resulting in the revitalising of the village and the rise of alternative cultures in the district.Lismore no longer a port, as North Coast Steam Navigation Company ceases operations.The North Coast Fresh Food and Cold Storage Cooperative Ltd (later Norco) begins operations at Byron Bay.First plantings of Paspalum grass, originally discovered by Edwin Seccombe of Wollongbar, lead to major development of dairy pastures on the North Coast. The Richmond-Tweed Family History Society was formed in 1983. These were marked out by “strong posts” in the ground. The original inhabitants of the Hawkesbury area were the Darug people. The pages on Terrific to see that we have had lots of interest in our Researching your Street/House on Sunday 26th at 2pm! History. 1897 GOLF IS FIRST PLAYED.
This site is divided into three sections. Governor Lachlan Macquarie visited to mark out the “site of the Church, schoolhouse and burial ground”. Golf is first played in the district by a group of 11 players on the Richmond Common.
Town of Richmond “named” by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. The Richmond Golf Club was officially formed in …
… It is separated from Richmond to the south-east by the Hawkesbury River. The Mid Richmond Historical Society Museum showcases the history of the lower Richmond River representing the villages of Coraki, Woodburn, Evans Head and Broadwater. Whether you are interested in visiting our Museum, researching your family history, discovering some aspect of local history, or becoming a member or a volunteer with the Society, we trust you will find what you are looking for on this website. The Richmond River Historical Society Inc. (RRHS) is based in the city of Lismore in the Northern Rivers region of NSW.
First train in the district runs between Lismore and Byron Bay.Captain Henry John Rous in the frigate Rainbow explores and names the Richmond River.Surveyor Peppercorne makes plans for the village of Lismore; one year later the village is notified.First steam drogher (tug) introduced to the Richmond River by W.T. North Richmond is a semi-rural suburb of Richmond, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. RRHS was founded in 1936, one of the first three historical societies formed in New South Wales outside the Sydney region. Bundjalung people sole occupiers of the area. The museum has a collection of maritime records dating back to 1838. 10th Jan, 1811. Richmond, the second largest of the Macquarie Towns, is located 19 metres above sea level, 63 km north-west from Sydney and 7 km west of Windsor.