Gumbaynggirr Nation
The Royal Tar
Recognised as Nambucca Heads first peoples.
For many years prior to settlement, Gumbaynggirr culture flourished in this area. The culture and language of Gumbaynggirr has a strong presence within the community with its language being taught in local schools. Come and see artifacts and talk to our volunteers about Gumbaynggirr culture you can find in our museum.
The Royal Tar was built on the banks of the Nambucca River.
Royal Tar was a three-masted barque of 598 tons, 117 feet long on a beam of 31 feet and a draft of 17 feet, built by John Stuart Campbell. The ship was built for what was arguably, Australia’s most remarkable emigration group – socialist utopians known as the “New Australia Co-operative Settlement Association”.
Find out more about this story at our museum.
