My father was the first non aboriginal person to have been bitten by a shark and survived in Australia. He was 18, swimming at main beach, a shark was circling around his friend, so my father, Thomas Cameron McDonald swam over to help him. The shark grabbed my father across his stomach and threw him up in the air, his sisters on the beach could see the blood as he was tossed, when he came down he was very fortunate to be able to catch a wave into shore. He had many large round scars across his stomach where the shark had bitten him.
SUFFOLK PARK HOTEL, 1970 WAS BUILT ON THIS SPOT. I REMEMBER WHEN THERE WAS ONLY ONE HOUSE IN SUFFOLK PARK, (SUFFERING PARK) WAS THE LOCALS NAME, IT WAS JUST FLAT BULLDOZED BARE WHITE SAND. .Photo: Ginny Black...No.70277
OLD BYRON BAY STREETS LOOK TO BE SAND AND THE STREET RUNNING THROUGH THE PHOTO IS CARLYLE STREET WITH A BIG FENCE AROUND THE RECREATION GROUND WITHOUT TENNIS COURTS. THERE IS A WINDMILL JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER OF THE PHOTO. LITERARY INSTITUTE IS BACK LEFT. ANYONE ELSE SEE ANYTHING THEY RECOGNISE?...No.70285
MIXICAN MICK.Photo:Know What I Miss About Byron Bay...No.70262
COST OF BUILDING THE SWIMMING POOL AT MAIN BEACH...No.70731
BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL CHAMBERS...LINCOLN HALL WAS BUILT AND OWNED BY DAVID JARMAN (AN AMERICAN). I CAN ONLY PRESUME HE NAMED IT AFTER HIS PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN. HE THEN SOLD, OR LEASED IT TO BYRON SHIRE AS THE TOWN HALL FOR ADMINISTRATION PURPOSES. DAVID JARMAN'S SO CALLED WIFE, ELIZABETH (IDD SAX) WAS NOT BURIED IN BYRON BAY, SHE LEFT NO TRACE. DAVID JARMAN ORIGIINALLY LEFT SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND ALSO MULTIPLE CHILDREN, BEHIND TO SHACK UP WITH ELIZABETH AT THE PASS. SHAME I HIT A WALL FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT ELIZABETH. Info: Geoff Bensley...No.70252
POST CARDS.Photo:Know What I Miss About Byron Bay...No.70261
WATEGO BEACH.Photo:Byron Bay Community Board...No.70259
FEROS & FEROS TRUCK. MR.FEROS WOULD DRIVE TO BRISBANE TO PICK UP FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. Photo:Know what I miss about byron bay...No.70251
BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL CHAMBERS...LINCOLN HALL WAS BUILT AND OWNED BY DAVID JARMAN (AN AMERICAN). I CAN ONLY PRESUME HE NAMED IT AFTER HIS PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN. HE THEN SOLD, OR LEASED IT TO BYRON SHIRE AS THE TOWN HALL FOR ADMINISTRATION PURPOSES. DAVID JARMAN'S SO CALLED WIFE, ELIZABETH (IDD SAX) WAS NOT BURIED IN BYRON BAY, SHE LEFT NO TRACE. DAVID JARMAN ORIGIINALLY LEFT SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND ALSO MULTIPLE CHILDREN, BEHIND TO SHACK UP WITH ELIZABETH AT THE PASS. SHAME I HIT A WALL FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT ELIZABETH. Info: Geoff Bensley...No.70252
1929. A UNIQUE SIGHT AT BYRON BAY ON MONDAY WAS THE SHIFTING OF THE N.C.S.N Co.'s OFFICE FROM WHERE IT STOOD TO THE NEW JETTY. IT WAS HAULED BY 40 BULLOCKS ON A BIG SLIDE, AND WAS A GREAT FEAT, WITNESSED BY A LARGE CROWD. Photo:know what I miss about byron bay...No.70248
GUN IN RAILWAY PARK. THE RAILWAY STATION IN THE BACKGROUND. Photo:Know What I Miss about Byron Bay...No.70240
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AS A TEENAGER, I REMEMBER JOHN AND JIM KEEVERS TELLING ME IF I WAS EVER IN ANY TROUBLE TO JUST CALL OUT TO THEM AND THEY WOULD SORT IT OUT ...No.70318
MEXICAN MICK'S RESTAURANT WAS IN JONSON STREET. Photo:Geoff Bensley...No.70317
MENU: DINNER: CONSOMME CRECY.. POTAGE A LA REINE BOILED FILLETS OF BREAM, PARSLEY SAUCE, .LAMBS BRAINS ON CAISSES.MACADONE VEGETABLES, ROAST SIRLOIN OF BEEF AND HORSERADISH, ROAST LAMB AND MINT SAUCE...CORNED OX TONGUE AND CARROTS, BOILED FOWL AND SAUCE HOLLANDAISE, CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER. ROAST AND BOILED POTATOES PLUM PUDDING AND SWEET SAUCE APPLE PIE HOCK JELLY SAVOURY ANCHOVY TOAST APPLES BANANAS PINEAPPLE DESSERT CHEESE & BISCUITS CAFE... AUGUST 24 1911...No.70288
RING BARKED TREES ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF TOWN...No.70283
AUSTRALIAN JOINT STOCK BANK. BUILT 1922 FOR AJS BANK. NEXT IT WAS E.S & A BANK. Photo:Byron News...No.70278
MAIN BEACH. NOTE THE SAND, EVEN BEHIND THE SURF CLUB.Photo Ann Tiernan...No.70271
FIRE BRIGADE.G.TIMPERLEY J.BELL. A.HARROW. P.SIMPSON. G.HUMPHRIES.. R.HENDERSON. L.McDERMID. T.SPEARS. B.ARGYLES. T.AKERS .B.MAUGHN,. V.CLARKE:Photo: Know What I Miss About Byron Bay...No.70260
JOAN FREEMAN & JOHN NOONAN AT A ST.FINBARS CONCERT. JOAN'S MUM MADE THE COSTUMES OUT OF PAPER.Photo:Joan Freeman...No.70257
BYRON BAY NORCO CREAMERY BEFORE THE HILL WAS DUG OUT AS A QUARRY 1906:Photo: Bruce Robinson...No.70601
BYRON BAY HABERDASHERY SHOP, 1906. JONSON STREET.Photo Bruce Robinson...No.70599
EARLY 1900's THIS HOUSE WAS OPPOSITE THE BUTTER FACTORY IN JONSON STREET. HONORA (DONOVAN) HIGGINS, WIFE OF PATRICK WHO PASSED IN 1914.Know What I Miss About Byron Bay...No.70243
BYRON BAY SURF CLUB WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1907.Photo:Anne Hadwell...No.70680
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BYRON BAY HOSPITAL. SOLD FOR $1.00 AND SITTING IN NEGLECT WAITING TO BE USED FOR SOMETHING... Photo:Debby Milgate. Know What I Miss About Byron Bay...No.70313
THERE USED TO BE A RACE TRACK, AT THE BACK OF TALLOW BEACH NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE KAY'S LIVED. THE OTHER VERSION I HAVE IS IT IS A RACE TRACK WHERE THE FOOTBALL GROUND IS NOW..No.70295.
RYAN'S CAFE, JONSON STREET. TWINS, ANNIE AND NORA, AND BROTHER JACK, RAN THE CAFE IN JONSON STREET...No.70290
WATEGO BEACH., NO HOUSES. Photo:Byron bay community board...No.70250
BERTOLI BUILDING WITH WHO WEARS THE PANTS IN THE CORNER SHOP.
I ALWAYS REMEMBER THE MENS WASHING HANGING ALONG THE VERANDAH WHEN IT WAS A BOARDING HOUSE. Photo:Know What I Miss About Byron Bay...No.70258
TAKEN ABOUT 1935. H.MALIN. www.facebook.com/groups/kwimabb/ No. 70264
BYRON BAY PRIMARY SCHOOL ON LEFT WITH CHURCH AND PARSONAGE. YOU CAN SEE THE CHURCH BEHIND WITH THE BELL TOWER 1906.Photo: Bruce Robinson...No.70600
VICKI CAMERON McDONALD, JEFFREY CAMERON McDONALD, KERRY CAMERON McDONALD AT A FANCY DRESS BALL. I HAVE MY 'SETS' OUTFIT ON FROM SCHOOL AT THE SEABREEZE MAIN BEACH...No.70236
BYRON BAY TELEPHONE EXCHANGE 1969, BESIDE THE POST OFFICE, WENDY McDERMID. Photo:Know What I Miss About Byron Bay...No.70241
MAIN BEACH. NOT MANY TREES ON THE HILL BEHIND, LOOK AT THE MEN'S SWIM WEAR... BEFORE SAND MINING. Photo supplied by Jan Hackett ...No.70045
BYRON BAY RAILWAY STATION WITH HORSE AND CARRAGE 1906...Photo: Bruce Robinson...No.70596
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