Lower Bucca is a tiny hamlet in Northern New South Wales, Australia. It is located North of
Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 as per 2021 census. The Gumbaynggirr ...
on Bucca Road, off the
Pacific Highway and in the
City of Coffs Harbour
The City of Coffs Harbour (also known as the Coffs Harbour City Council) is a local government area in the mid north coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The area under administration is , expanded in 2004 to take in parts of the former P ...
local government area.
History
Lower Bucca was the site of significant
gold prospecting
Gold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector. Although traditionally a commercial activity, in some developed countries placer gold prospe ...
in the 1800s and remnants of old gold mining shafts exist in the forests around the old school.
Susie Harden later Kaylock and Rudder (1892 – 1959), a notable local government official and community worker, was brought up on a farm near here.
Decline
Lower Bucca Primary School closed in 1977 and was probably the last remaining landmark that defined the area. The school has since been converted to a community hall. An earlier and larger community hall (located at the intersection of McClellands Road and Bucca Road a few hundred metres east of the old primary school) fell into disuse around the same time that the school closed and was later demolished. In the late 1970s and early 1980s the old hall was the venue for community Christmas parties and dance nights.
References
External links
* https://archive.today/20060823105803/http://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/www/html/1185-lower-bucca-community-hall.asp
* http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/viewpoint/stories/s1409855.htm
Towns in New South Wales
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Mining towns in New South Wales