Why Federal?
What 2480 has that nowhere else does. Every fact sourced.
- A 100-metre rainforest waterfall
Minyon Falls, 13 km from Federal, drops 100 metres out of a subtropical rainforest valley.Source: Wikipedia
- Clunes, "The Holy City"
Clunes is nicknamed "The Holy City" for its many fine early Australian churches. Its name is a Gaelic word meaning "pleasant place".Source: Wikipedia
- Named in honour of Federation
Federal takes its name from the Federal Butter Factory, built around 1893. The factory's name is thought to honour the Federation of Australia.Source: Wikipedia
- The village was once Jasper
Federal was first known as Jaspar or Jasper. The new name came with the 1899 post office and became official in 1906 after locals petitioned for it.Source: Wikipedia
And the whole area: Why Byron?
Everyone knows Byron. Here's what they don't know, every fact sourced.
- Arakwal Country
Byron Bay is on the land of the Arakwal people of the Bundjalung Nation. The traditional name, Cavvanbah, means meeting place.Source: Wikipedia
- First mainland sunrise
Cape Byron is the easternmost point of mainland Australia.Source: Wikipedia
- Julian Rocks
About 2.5 km from town, Julian Rocks is one of the east coast's best dive sites, part of the Cape Byron Marine Park.Source: Wikipedia
- From whaling to whale watching
Byron had a whaling station until 1963. Today the same whales are the town's favourite winter show.Source: Wikipedia
- The lighthouse turns 125
Cape Byron Lighthouse was built in 1901.Source: Wikipedia
- Named after the wrong Byron
Captain Cook named Cape Byron in 1770 after Vice Admiral John Byron. A Sydney clerk later assumed it honoured his grandson, the poet Lord Byron, which is why the streets are named after poets like Keats, Jonson and Shelley.Source: Wikipedia
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