150 Years of Boom Town Ballina

150 Years of Boom Town Ballina Trivia

How’s your knowledge of local history? Here is your chance to test it with our Boomtown Trivia Challenge...

Introduction

European exploration of the Ballina area began in 1828 when Captain Henry Rous ventured along the Richmond River. At this time, Rous noted the presence of the indigenous Bundjalung Aboriginal people in the region ………….

Who named the Richmond River?

		Captain John Hunt
		Captain Charles Hawthorn
		Captain Henry Rous, himself
		The son of Captain Henry Rous

What was the name of the boat that delivered the first cedar cutters and their families to the district?

		Susan
		Catherine
		Sally
		Beatrice

By what year was the first sawmill operating in Ballina?

		1849
		1851
		1853
		1865

As the town grew, it became known by the Aboriginal ‘bullenah’, meaning?

		big, wide river
		place of many fish
		flock of white birds
		place of many oysters

Ballina is also the name of another town in what country?

		England
		United States
		Ireland
		Scotland

In the 1860’s, miners were drawn to Ballina after the discovery of what in the beach sands?

		Gold
		Lead
		Silver
		Iron-ore

The Deptford Settlement, established at the modern-day site of East Ballina, became the port for what type of trade in the Northern Rivers?

		sugar cane
		coal
		timber
		tea