Red Rock, New South Wales
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Red Rock is a small village beside the banks of the Red Rock river in New South Wales, Australia, and is surrounded by National Parks.
It is primarily a holiday village and most of the houses remain empty throughout the year except in school holidays. There is a bowling club, a small corner store and caravan park.
The area has lovely beaches and the river is also good for swimming. The southern beach can be dangerous and isn't recommended for children, but it provides excellent fishing.
The area was first settled in the 19th century with farms at what is now corrindi beach.
The headland is reputedly the sight of a massacre of Gumbaingir indigenous people in the 19th century. A memorial has been erected at the base of the headland to commemorate this. Aboriginal women tend to avoid the site. The massacre began at blackadders creek when mounted police entered the camp. they started shooting and then pursued the survivors to the Red Rock river where they continued shooting. Some people were then driven off the headland
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