story collection

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Nancy Bird Walton, a name etched in the annals of aviation history, was an Australian trailblazer whose passion for flying knew no bounds. Born on October 16, 1915, in Kew, New South Wales, she defied gender norms and societal expectations to soar to great heights as one of Australia's pioneering female aviators.

Thomas Dick was deeply interested in Birpai culture. Between 1910 and 1923 he took hundreds of photographs documenting traditional Birpai life along the Hastings River around Port Macquarie.

According to an often quoted account of the legend given by Harry Buchanan in 1975, there were 3 brothers who lived near the Camden Haven River near the sea.

Henry Kendall, the renowned Australian poet, led a life filled with artistic fervor and an unyielding love for nature.

Camden Haven, nestled along the picturesque North Coast of New South Wales, harbors a fascinating geological secret.

​​Joseph Laurie JP (1832–1904) had timber interests in the Laurieton area in partnership with his brothers Andrew and Alexander.

Ron and Eddie Dobson, along with Donald ‘Jock’ Poole and his sons, Ian and Kim, built the trawler Pacific Venture in 1963; it was one of the last built in the Camden Haven and it has a chequered history.

The Aboriginal legend that explains the creation of the Three Brothers Mountains has been passed down through many generations of Aboriginal people. The telling of the legend is a creative act so no two tellings are the same, but the general storyline remains unchanged.

Camden Haven includes the towns of Kendall, Kew, Laurieton, North Haven and Dunbogan, as well as several villages. Culturally significant indigenous sites confirm the presence of Aboriginal people in this area some thousands of years before European settlement.

With an abundance of natural resources and a strategic location, Camden Haven emerged as region renowned for its thriving timber trade.

Before becoming the township it is today, Camden Haven was used as a guard post for preventing convict escape from Australia's first penal colony, in Port Macquarie.