Byron Bay in New South Wales
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Byron Bay, New South Wales

Byron Bay is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 772 kilometres north of Sydney and 165 kilometres south of Brisbane. Cape Byron, a headland adjacent to the town, is the easternmost point of mainland Australia. At the 2006 Census, the town had a permanent population of 4,981. The town is in turn the nucleus of Byron Shire, which has in excess of 28,000 residents. The local aboriginal name for the area is Cavvanbah.

Located at -28.6431, 153.615 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Towns in New South Wales, Tweed Volcano, Bays of New South Wales, Northern Rivers, Entertainment districts

Cape Byron

Cape Byron is the easternmost point of the mainland of Australia. It is located about 3 km northeast of the town of Byron Bay and projects into the Pacific Ocean. The cape was named by British explorer Captain James Cook on passing here on 15 May 1770, to honour British explorer John Byron who circumnavigated the globe in the HMS Dolphin from 1764 to 1766. The Cape is home to Cape Byron State Conservation Area.

Located at -28.6328, 153.639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Headlands of New South Wales, Extreme points of Earth, Northern Rivers

Julian Rocks

'Julian Rocks is a pair of small islands, surrounded by marine reserve 2.5 kilometers offshore from Byron Bay. According to a story from the Bundjalung people, a jealous husband threw his spear at the canoe of his wife and her lover. The canoe broke in two and sank to the bottom of the ocean. Only the back and the front of the boat stuck out of the water.

Located at -28.6114, 153.629 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Nature reserves in New South Wales, Islands of New South Wales

Bay FM (Byron Bay)

Bay FM is a community radio station serving the Byron Shire and beyond from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Totally volunteer run, Bay FM aims to provide independent community-responsive radio informing and entertaining locally & globally. Locally the Radio Station's frequency is 99.9 MHz and it covers the Northern Rivers region of North NSW.

Located at -28.6444, 153.613 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Community radio stations in Australia, Radio stations in New South Wales

Reggae in Australia

Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. Australia has several bands and sound systems that play reggae music in a style faithful to its expression in Jamaica. Australia has a relatively small Jamaican community, but reggae penetrated local consciousness via the popularity of reggae among the non-Jamaican population of England in the 1960s and 1970s. Many indigenous musicians have embraced reggae, both for its musical qualities and its ethos of resistance.

Located at -28.6451, 153.605 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Australian styles of music, Reggae by nationality

Byron Bay High School

Byron Bay High School is a public secondary school located on Broken Head Road, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The school site is designed in the shape of a nautilus shell. The school opened in 1987 and now has 795 students and 44 classrooms. The principal of the school is Peter King who began his position in 2010.

Located at -28.6672, 153.616 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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High schools in New South Wales

SS Wollongbar (1911)

Wollongbar was a 2,005 ton passenger steamship built by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon in 1911 for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company.

Located at -28.6371, 153.61 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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1911 ships, Clyde-built ships, Shipwrecks of the Richmond-Tweed Region, Maritime incidents in 1921, Merchant ships of Australia, Iron and steel steamships of Australia, 1901 – World War I ships of Australia, Between the World wars ships of Australia, 1921 in Australia

MV Tassie III

MV Tassie III (S-77) was a 120 ton steel motor vessel, which was requisitioned by the United States Army Small Ships during the Second World War and was carrying 80 tons of condemned ammunition and was wrecked {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:-28.638795|153.613906|type:landmark_region:AU|||||| |primary |name= }} while sheltering at the jetty at Byron Bay on 9 June 1945. The salvage tug Tancred salvaged most of the ammunition from the wreck in 1946.

Located at -28.6388, 153.614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of the Richmond-Tweed Region, Maritime incidents in 1945, 1945 in Australia