Tallows beach

Sunrise from the most Easterly point in Australia

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December 23rd 2005
Yes we braved it, our first 4.45am start!! Kicked our arses onto the bus and got carted off up the hill to the lighthouse which stands proud above the beaches of Tallows and Main on either side. From here we watched in awe and with bleary eyes as a beautiful sunrise transformed the sea, sky and clouds with intense hues of red, orange and pink over the course of an hour. The pictures reall ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more