The Cache is not at the Posted Coordinates.
One in a series of caches to highlight the many towns, villages, hamlets, localities and crossroads around New South Wales. Based on a series of caches in South Australia initiated by local SA cacher adelaideram.
Kendall NSW
This town is located on the Mid North Coast of NSW, halfway between Taree and Port Macquarie. Kendall was originally named Camden Heads, as it is located on the Camden River. It was renamed Kendall in 1891 after the Australian poet Henry Kendall, who lived here from 1875-1881.
Prior to European settlement of the region, the area around Kendall was home to the Birpai people, who lived in settled villages along the river banks and lake edges, close to resources. European settlers arrived in the early 1820s and valued this area for its timber. By 1856, ships were sailing to Camden Haven to pick up cargos of Red Cedar. The ships dumped ballast (generally Sydney sandstone) before sailing up the river to Kendall, where a timber mill was established. The other traditional industry in the Kendall area is dairying. Cattle were initially introduced to the area as bullock teams to haul logs from the forests to the mills.
Kendall is now a quiet village, usually bypassed by people travelling the Pacific Highway between Sydney and Brisbane. A heritage walk around town visits 16 places of historic interest and the map is available from the Community Centre.
A Jigidi for... Kendall