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Clarkes Beach

place 9 September 2017 · Byron Bay, NSW from the archive
Clarkes Beach, Byron Bay

Clarkes Beach sits just around from mainland Australia’s most easterly point, at Byron Bay. The area carries a layered history: known to the Indigenous Arakwal people as Cavvanbah — “the meeting place” — it has since been home to timber, whaling and primary-production industries, and a surfing and holiday destination since the 1960s.

A lot of stories for one stretch of sand.

the fact Known to the Arakwal people as Cavvanbah — 'the meeting place' — beside mainland Australia's most easterly point.