Corindi Beach, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
City:Coffs Harbour
Corindi Beach
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-30.0167°N 165°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Lga:City of Coffs Harbour
Postcode:2456
Pop:1802
Stategov:Coffs Harbour

Corindi Beach, pronounced Cor-in-"dye" although Cor-in-"dee" is widely used recently, historically also known as Pipeclay Beach until a name change in 1954,[1] [2] Corinda until a forced change to be provided postal service to avoid confusion[3] or by Red Bank[4] as Corindi River was formerly known, is a beach and small seaside farming town located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The village is situated north of Coffs Harbour and south of Grafton. The original village of Corindi is slightly north along the Pacific Highway at Post Office Lane and Casson Close. Corindi means "grey" in local indigenous language referring to the pipeclay on the beach.[5]

Corindi is surrounded by the Tasman Sea to the east and the Pacific Highway to the west. The 30° south latitude line runs just north of Corindi Beach.

At the, Corindi Beach had a population of 1,802. It is the site of the Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre which provides information on the Gumbayngirr Aboriginal people's history and customs.[6] [7] Corindi and surrounds has become a major blueberry producer, with many locals and tourists working during the peak seasons picking fruit.

Notoriety

Timeline

Gumbaynggir land for at least 30,000 years, possibly 120,000 years, based on recent research.[10]

Aboriginal Culture

The Gumbaynggir people have lived on this land for tens of thousands of years. The lands extend from the Nambucca River in the south to the Clarence River in the north. Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative has recorded the Gumbaynggirr language to enable it to be taught.[26]

The Yarrawarra Corporation was established in the 1980s. The corporation created the Aboriginal art gallery and museum on Red Rock Road to share the local traditional history and culture.

Locally significant areas include Red Rock Headland, No Man's Land,[27] The Old Farm,[28] Arrawarra Fish Traps,[29] Old Camp (Pipeclay Lake).[30]

Street Names

McDougall St - Named after Rev. Allan McDougall, of Grafton Presbyterian Church, and daughters who were teachers of the area.

Locally Common Wildlife

Birds

Passerine (perching birds)

Charadriiformes

Coraciiformes

Parrots

Galliformes (heavy bodied ground birds)

Accipitriformes (birds of prey)

Strigiformes (owls)

Frogmouths

Pelecaniformes

Columbiformes

Mammals

Reptiles and Amphibians

Ocean animals

Insects

Pest and Introduced Animals

Releasing exotic animals into the wild may damage the environment.[31]

Locally Common Plantlife

Common Natives

Pest and Introduced plants

Industry

Farming

Dairying was the main farming practice early on in the Corindi area. Oats and lucerne grew well as a crop for feeding the dairy cattle.[32] Sugar cane planted in the 1880s.[33] [34] Fruit and corn also had been successfully grown in the 1890s in the "formation of soils superior to Woolgoolga".[35] Bananas grown since the 1930s during the depression when timber slowed down and many moved to dairying.[36]

Timber

Timber was a major industry in the past and some continues now.[37]

Mining

Mining for gold was attempted starting in the late 1800s.[38] [39]

Horse racing

The Corindi Reserve was gazetted with a I racecourse in 1909 but was used in the 1880s. Zulu, the race horse, was ridden by Billy Morto,[40] a stockman on the Corindi Station, in a maiden stakes in Grafton in July 1880. Zulu went on to win the 1881 Melbourne Cup at 100-1 odds. John Casson also picked Zulu not being a thoroughbred horse.[41] Zulu Place is named for the local horse racing and stockman history of the area. Brumbies still roam in the wild throughout Barcoongere State Forest just north of Corindi. Jack Thompson,[42] Australian Horse Racing Hall of Famer, would visit his parents in Corindi.[43]

Transport

Corindi Creek Bridge

The current concrete bridge on Coral Street was constructed in 2006 after the timber bridge was condemned.

Roads

Amenities

Corindi School

There have been 3 locations for the school. One near the old Corindi cemetery, location two near Upper Corindi Road, and the current location near Red Rock Road.

Corindi Cheese factory

Corindi Racecourse

Corindi Cemetery

Corindi Post Office

The original post office was located in Post Office Lane, Corindi. The current location is on Pacific Street, Corindi Beach. Petitioned for mail service in 1881 ignored.[80]

Telephone

Corindi Public Hall

Tennis Court

Organisations

Corindi Cricketers

Corindi Footballers

Corindi Clarence Progress Association

No longer active.

Pipeclay Reserve Trust

Currently active as the Corindi Beach Reserve Trust

Corindi P&C Association

Currently active.

Corindi Tennis Club

Corindi Community Group

Currently active

Corindi Red Rock Breakers Soccer Club

Corindi Bears Rugby League Club

Red Rock-Corindi Surf Life Saving Club

Natural Events

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pipeclay Reserve Now Known As Corindi Beach . 22 Jan 1954 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  2. Web site: Corindi Beach Name Choice . 1 Oct 1953 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  3. Web site: Corinda. . 18 Sep 1886. Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  4. Web site: ACCEPTED TENDERS FOR RUNS. . 28 Nov 1879 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  5. Web site: Aboriginal Names . 8 April 1938 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  6. Book: Daly, Margo. David Leffman . Anne Dehne . Chris Scott . The Rough Guide to Australia. Rough Guides. 2003. 309. 1-84353-090-2.
  7. Book: Smith, Claire. Hans Martin Wobst. Indigenous Archaeologies. Routledge. 2005. 226–231. 0-415-30965-4.
  8. Web site: Geological sites of NSW. GeoMaps.com.au. 2 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Geological sites of NSW. GeoMaps.com.au. 2 March 2020.
  10. Web site: THE MOYJIL SITE, SOUTH-WEST VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: FIRE AND ENVIRONMENT IN A 120,000-YEAR COASTAL MIDDEN — NATURE OR PEOPLE? . Jim M. . Bowler . David M. . Price . John E. . Sherwood . Stephen P. . Carey . CSIRO Publishing.
  11. Web site: Captain John Pike.
  12. Web site: Pioneering days - Names remembered by the old hands . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 1937-07-16 . 19 March 2023.
  13. Web site: Geological sites of NSW. GeoMaps.com.au. 2 March 2020.
  14. Web site: UNKNOWN WRITER RISKS TOM'S TERRIBLE WRATH . 29 April 1948 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  15. News: COFF'S HARBOUR.. 1880-08-14. Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 - 1889). 2017-07-17. 2.
  16. News: FREE SELECTIONS.. 1880-07-24. Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 - 1889). 2017-07-17. 2.
  17. Web site: CORINDI. . 30 September 1916 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  18. Web site: CORINDA. . 8 Dec 1883 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  19. Web site: Corindi Public School - teacher Mr J Lyons | NSW State Archives . Investigator.records.nsw.gov.au . 1906-01-01 . 2020-03-02.
  20. Web site: Corindi Co-op Cheese Co [Company] Ltd [Limited] ]. 2020-03-02 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192127/http://search.records.nsw.gov.au/items/865306 . dead .
  21. Web site: Allotments at Corindi Crossing. . 4 February 1915 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  22. Web site: SHIRE COUNCIL . 22 September 1939 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  23. Web site: SHIRE COUNCIL . 20 September 1940 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  24. Web site: SHIRE COUNCIL . 21 November 1941 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  25. Web site: Deposited Plans - Subdivision - Torrens Survey - Local Government Authority Coffs Harbour - County Fitzroy - Parish Corindi . it . 2020-03-02 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104338/http://search.records.nsw.gov.au/items/1935456 . dead .
  26. Web site: The Language Today. Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-op. 11 August 2023.
  27. Web site: About Us Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre . www.yarrawarra.org.au. 2017-03-27.
  28. Web site: (Re)membering in the Contact Zone: Telling, and Listening to, a Massacre Story Margaret Somerville, University of New England and Tony Perkins, Yarrawarra Aboriginal Corporation . thealtitudejournal.files.wordpress.com . 2008 . 2020-03-02.
  29. Web site: Message Stick - Waters of the Arrawarra . www.abc.net.au . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100418225755/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/messagestick/stories/s2868419.htm . 18 April 2010 . dead.
  30. Web site: Fact sheet . www.arrawarraculture.com.au . 2020-03-02.
  31. Web site: Keeping exotic (non-native) animals. Energy. Department of the Environment and. 2011-08-16. www.environment.gov.au. en. 2017-05-28.
  32. Web site: The Soil at Corindi. . 10 December 1910 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  33. Web site: FACT AND RUMOUR. . 24 Aug 1886 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  34. Web site: CORINDA. . 2 Feb 1884 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  35. Web site: Woolgoolga and Corindi. . 1 Aug 1891 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  36. Web site: CORINDI . 12 October 1932 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  37. Web site: A Trip to the Coast. . 10 June 1909 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  38. Web site: MINING NOTES. . 6 Jul 1897 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  39. Web site: Fact and Rumour. . 8 November 1907 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  40. News: UNKNOWN WRITER RISKS TOM'S TERRIBLE WRATH. 1948-04-29. Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954). 2017-08-02. 2.
  41. News: UPPER CORINDI. 1941-12-30. Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954). 2017-08-02. 6.
  42. Web site: Jack Thompson.
  43. Web site: CORINDI . 26 March 1942 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  44. Web site: Woolgoolga Progress Association . 11 Jun 1887 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  45. Web site: Corindi and Woogoolga. . 29 May 1888 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  46. Web site: Corinda and Woogoolga. . 22 Sep 1888 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  47. Web site: SATURDAY'S MATCHES. . 14 Mar 1899 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  48. Web site: Interesting Items. . 17 Mar 1899 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  49. Web site: CORINDI. . 27 August 1910 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  50. Web site: Advertising . 19 Nov 1887 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  51. Web site: Dorrigo Shire Council . 19 June 1936 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  52. Web site: LETTERS TO THE SHIRE COUNCIL. . 27 Jul 1948 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  53. Web site: Government Gazette. . 14 Jun 1890 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  54. Web site: Brief Mention. . 26 Jan 1900 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  55. Web site: News Summary. . 21 February 1903 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  56. Web site: SUMMARY. . 20 April 1915 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  57. Web site: ALLEGED ROBBERY . 8 April 1941 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  58. Web site: UPPER CORINDI . 17 April 1943 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  59. Web site: WOOGOOLGA. . 1 Apr 1899 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  60. Web site: CORINDI CHEESE FACTORY. . 30 November 1909 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  61. Web site: A Local Product. . 13 July 1912 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  62. Web site: UPPER CORINDI. . 23 October 1913 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  63. Web site: Woolgoolga Deviation. . 13 February 1915 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  64. Web site: CORINDI. . 4 December 1917 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  65. Web site: Anniversary Sports at Corindi. . 31 Jan 1888 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  66. Web site: Woolgoolga, Corindi and Moonie Progress Association. . 26 Mar 1889 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  67. Web site: Woolgoolga, Corindi and Moonie Progress Association. . 26 Mar 1889 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  68. Web site: CORINDI RACECOURSE RESERVE. . 4 May 1909 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  69. Web site: TRUSTEES GAZETTED. . 31 July 1909 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  70. Web site: WOOLGOOLGA. . 20 April 1911 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  71. Web site: WOOLGOOLGA. . 28 May 1912 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  72. Web site: WOOLGOOLGA. . 10 June 1915 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  73. Web site: SPORTING. . 21 February 1928 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  74. Web site: Late Mr. Norman Morris . 12 September 1941 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  75. Web site: CORINDI . 8 May 1944 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  76. Web site: Corindi Cup . 31 March 1951 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  77. Web site: Race Meeting At Corindi . 3 September 1952 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  78. Web site: Raleigh Electorate Wants. . 5 April 1912 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  79. Web site: SUMMARY. . 8 April 1913 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  80. Web site: INCREASED, MAIL SERVICE. . 1 October 1881 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  81. Web site: Advertising . 17 September 1887 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  82. Web site: Advertising . 31 October 1887 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  83. Web site: FACTS AND RUMOURS. . 5 Jan 1897 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  84. Web site: Advertising . 13 Oct 1888 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  85. Web site: The Clarence to the Bellinger. . 8 Jan 1898 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  86. Web site: Receiving-office at Half Way Creek. . 8 Nov 1892 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  87. Web site: Conveyance of Mails. . 28 Oct 1890 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  88. Web site: Woogoolga and Corinda Progress Association. . 23 Apr 1892 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  89. Web site: The Mail Contracts. . 26 Oct 1896 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  90. Web site: CONVEYANCE OF MAILS. . 18 Nov 1899 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  91. Web site: About Corindi and Outings. . 26 December 1903 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  92. Web site: SOCIAL NOTES. . 30 November 1909 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  93. Web site: VIVID LIGHTNING AT CORINDI . 18 February 1929 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  94. Web site: SOCIAL NOTES. . 1 August 1911 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  95. Web site: Advertising . 2 December 1911 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  96. Web site: CORINDI . 27 November 1929 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  97. Web site: FACT AND RUMOUR. . 11 April 1885 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  98. Web site: The Corindi Cricketers . 5 April 1902 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  99. Web site: WIN TO CORINDI . 12 October 1954 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  100. Web site: Red rock corindi SLSC red rock corindi surf lifesaving club . www.rrcslsc.org . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071424/http://www.rrcslsc.org/ . 4 March 2016 . dead.
  101. Web site: AT CORINDI . 4 December 1936 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  102. Web site: BUSHFIRE GOES FOR MILES . 2 October 1942 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  103. Web site: Bushfires in Grafton District . 2 October 1942 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  104. Web site: BUILDINGS SWEPT AWAY IN NORTH COAST FLOOD . 18 November 1943 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.
  105. Web site: Drought Is Broken By Steady Rains . 20 February 1952 . Trove . Nla.gov.au . 2020-03-02.