Red Rock
Friday 27th May 2016 This morning we headed north again, this time up the coast
road to the tiny village of Red Rock, about a 40-minute drive away. It is
the northernmost village on the Coffs Coast and sits on the estuary of the Corindi
River. It takes its name from the red-coloured rocks at the headland, but
the local Gumbainggir people know it by another name – Blood Rock.
In the 1880’s, armed police slaughtered the inhabitants of a nearby
Aboriginal camp, chasing the survivors to this headland. The Blood Rock
massacres are commemorated by a simple plaque, and the area is considered by
some to be sacred. The plaque in memory of the victims and survivors of the
Blood Rock Massacre. The red rocks at the headland. On the top of the headland, looking south towards Coffs
Harbour. Beautiful
view south from the headland. Didn’t have the big camera with us, but think this
was a white-bellied sea eagle. Looking across the Corindi estuary and north up the
coast. Looking
north...and down...from the headland. Imagine being trapped here. A
sad story. |