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Site 1: Arakwal History
Site 2: Early Explorers
Site 3: Early Settlers
Site 4: Early Byron Bay
Site 5: Byron Bay Development
Site 6: Jetties
Site 7: Sand Mining
Site 8: Whaling
Site 9: Agriculture
Site 10: Cedar Getters
Site 11: Fishing
Site 12: First Permanent Resident
Site 13: Coastal Conservation
Site 14: Wategos Beach
Site 15: Captain Cook
Site 16: Shipwrecks
Site 17: Lighthouse
Site 18: Gold Mining
Site 19: Tallow Beach
Site 20: Bundjalung-Arakwal ILUA
Site 21: Jetty Engine (aka Green Frog)
Site 22: Wreck of Tassie 3 & Tragic Consequences
Site 23: Sunbeams From Cucumber • Gold From Seawater
RTRL-Whaling1430_WEBRES
The fishing boats were mostly small one man craft. EJW Photo – RTRL
