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Forster is named after William Forster, who also was the 4th Premier of New South Wales and who later served as Agent-General in London. [6] The first post office in Forster opened on 1 October 1872, with John Wyllie Breckenridge as postmaster at a salary of £10 a year.
In 1875, John Wright was the first white settler in Tuncurry, Australia. Born in Scotland, he arrived in Australia on Lord Worsley in May 1860. John Wright and Son Shipyards was a successful business until 1958. [2] [3] Wright adopted the local Worimi Aboriginal place name "Tuncurry" for the area north of Forster, which is said to mean "plenty ...
In 1875, John Wright was the first white settler in Tuncurry. [2] [3] The first land grant in this area was in 1875.The settlement was originally called North Shore and then North Forster and was renamed Tuncurry meaning "plenty of fish" in 1891 and then proclaimed a village in 1893.
Major coastal towns include Coffs Harbour, Forster and Port Macquarie. The Mid North Coast is a popular destination for camping or resorts and surfing, with coastal and hinterland tracks, with the unique heritage-listed mountain village of Bellbrook popular for day trips inland or 4wd campers and keen bass fishers.
John Wright and Son was a former shipyard located in Tuncurry, Australia between 1875 and 1958. In partnership with Alexander Croll, John Wright built at least three ships at Bungwahl, before selling his share of the sawmill and shipwright business at Myall Lakes. In 1875, he was the first white settler of the area now known as Tuncurry. [1]
Edward Milner Stephen (1870–1939), Alderman of the City of Sydney (1900–27), NSW Supreme Court judge (1929–1939) [30] [31] Ernest Tresidder (1875–1951), Mayor of Randwick, Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly and Alderman of Randwick and City of Sydney councils [32] Blair Wark (1894–1941), 1918 recipient of the Victoria Cross
The Northern Star is a daily newspaper serving Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.The newspaper is owned by News Corp Australia.. The Northern Star is circulated to Lismore and surrounding communities, from Tweed Heads to the north, to Kyogle and Casino to the west and Evans Head to the south and includes the seaside towns of Byron Bay and Ballina.
Forster was born in Madras, India, the son of Thomas Forster, army surgeon, and his wife Eliza Blaxland, daughter of Gregory Blaxland.His parents married in Sydney and travelled to India in 1817, Wales in 1822, Ireland in 1825 and settled down in 1829 in Brush Farm, [1] Eastwood, built by Blaxland in about 1820, and the birthplace of the Australian wine industry. [2]