The Original Custodians

The original custodians The people of the Goodjinburra clan were the original custodians of the Tweed Coast. The Goodjinburra are part of the Minjungbal tribe of the Tweed Coast and Byron area and both fall within the Bundjalung peoples of the east coast of northern New South Wales. Minjungbal people spoke a dialect of the […]

The Tweed Coast 1880

The tweed coast 1880 The following is an excerpt from an article by Archibald Meston, published in the Brisbane Courier on Saturday 15th May 1880, entitled From Brisbane to the Clarence Overland. It is possibly the first account of the Tweed Coast to appear in print. The excerpt below follows the journey from Currumbin (Carumbin) […]

Cabarita Beach SLSC (History)

Cabarita Beach SLSC (History) From the time Brother’s Football Club was formed in Murwillumbah in the late 1950s, it’s members chose to serve at Bogangar Beach, as it was then known. It is likely that the idea of a Surf Club was first hatched within that group. One of the ‘brothers’ was Morris Craddock, licensee […]

Cabarita Beach/Bogangar – How and Why

Cabarita Beach/Bogangar How and Why “I came across a rise at Bogangar. It was the most beautiful sight I had ever seen. I still remember that I sat in the saddle, spellbound at the scene, before me. Not a house or a road to be seen. Just natural untouched beauty.” Phil Bonnor 1935 Bogangar is […]