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Woolgoolga is a town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Pacific Highway , approximately 550 km north of Sydney and 365 km south of Brisbane . The closest city to Woolgoolga is Coffs Harbour , which lies 24.8 km to the south.
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In the 1950s and 1960s the Sikhs worked hard and started to purchase land and start their own banana farms. With steady work and income, the Sikh men started to bring their wives from Punjab to Australia. In 1961 there were six Sikh women in Woolgoolga, creating Sikh households and Sikh children born in Australia.
It purchased in October 1906 a sawmill, which had been set-up in 1903 by George W. Nichols. The deal included machinery and equipment, as well as 2.2 hectares (5.5 acres) of land in Woolgoolga and three log harvesting contracts of 3,500 pounds plus two more sawmills in Woolgoolga and south of it.
The rainforest at Woolgoolga Creek is a known habitat of the rare mottled tree snail. [4] The bird life here is amazing, so this place is a mecca for bird watchers. 50 species of native animals have also found refuge, such as: brush-tailed rock wallaby , powerful owl , leaf-tailed gecko , giant barred and long-nosed potoroo .
The History Center will be located at the site of Arsenal Park at 215 Myrover St. Barnes said all construction is expected to be completed by mid-2027.
It took in the coastal strip south from near One Tree Point, Woolgoolga and Nambucca Heads. [15] The thin coastal zone from Coffs Harbour to Evans Head was Yaygir territory. [16] To their north were the twenty groups speaking various dialects of the Bandjalang. The Jukambal were to their west and the Nganyaywana/Anēwan in the environs of .
Corindi Beach, pronounced Cor-in-"dye" although Cor-in-"dee" is sometimes used, historically also known as Pipeclay Beach until a name change in 1954, [2] [3] Corinda until a forced change to be provided postal service to avoid confusion [4] or by Red Bank [5] as Corindi River was formerly known, is a beach and small seaside farming town located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales ...