Miscellaneous Historical

First People of the Brunswick

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First People of the Brunswick – Part 1

First People of the Brunswick – Part 2

A History Walk Around Mullumbimby

A History Walk Around Mullumbimby.pdf

The Gateway to Mullumbimby

Click here for the Story and photos of the creation of an improved entrance to Mullumbimby off the Pacific Highway in 1991

Pioneer Articles

Early Reminiscences.pdf Recollections of John Macgregor, published in three parts in the Mullumbimby Star 17 Sep 1925 – 1 Oct 1925

Johnson Family.pdf Reminiscences of Mr J.T. Johnson, Mullumbimby Star July 18th 1929 plus a Biography compiled by Peter Tsicalas.

Pioneering the Brunswick.pdf Tweed Daily, Saturday, March 19 1932. Updated 6 Dec 2016.

Pioneering Days on The Brunswick.pdf (from the Mullumbimby Star, 2 Jul 1933)

Birth of The Brunswick.pdf compiled by Peter Tsicalas

The Beautiful Brunswick.pdf Alton Richmond MacLeod, Mullumbimby Star Nov 6, 1924 Updated 31 Jan 2017

The Meaning in Mullumbimby.pdf Recent research by Peter Tsicalas. Updated 31 Dec 2017

Early Settlement of Tyagarah, Ewingsdale, Coorabell and St Helena.pdf

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Shipwreck List

A list of ships wrecked on the Byron/Brunswick coast from July 3rd 1840 to 14th May 1921 when the Steamer Wollongbar was driven off the Byron Bay Jetty in heavy seas.

Go to our Shipwreck page with a full list of all the shipwrecks.

Known Burials Pre-1900 List

The Brunswick Valley Historical Society is seeking information re any burials not listed that occurred in the Brunswick Valley prior to 1900.

Known European Deaths Burials Brunswick River.pdf