Why Harrington?
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- The headland that built a river wall
Rock from Crowdy Head was quarried between 1895 and 1901 to build the Manning River training wall.Source: Wikipedia
- A breakwall built in 1894
In 1894 a long breakwall was built to protect the shipping channel at the northern mouth of the Manning River. Today it's a favourite spot for walking and fishing.Source: Barrington Coast
- Pilot Hill honours river pilots
Pilot Hill Lookout looks out over the river delta. The graves on the hill honour the pilots who guided boats across the Manning River bar.Source: Barrington Coast
- Named by explorer John Oxley
Harrington was named after the Earl of Harrington by explorer John Oxley. The village was established in 1853 and proclaimed on 26 September 1896.Source: Wikipedia
And the whole area: Why Taree?
Big river, big story. Every fact sourced.
- A huge single drop
Ellenborough Falls, near Wingham, is described as the second longest single-drop waterfall in the Southern Hemisphere.Source: Wikipedia
- A double delta river
The Manning is called the only double delta river in the southern hemisphere with two permanent entrances to the sea, at Harrington and Old Bar.Source: Wikipedia
- Lighthouse since 1878
Crowdy Head Light was built in 1878.Source: Wikipedia
- Named after a fig tree
Taree comes from the Biripi word tareebit, meaning tree by the river: the sandpaper fig.Source: Wikipedia
- Biripi Country
Taree is on Biripi Country.Source: Wikipedia
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