Orient Point is a small village in the
Shoalhaven area of
New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern side of the mouth of the Crookhaven River and adjoins the village of
Culburra Beach to the south. The
Jerrinja
Jerrinja is the name of an Aboriginal Australian people from the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Their traditional lands cover from Crooked River in the north to Clyde River in the south, from the coast ( Roseby Park) in the east to t ...
Aboriginal
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*Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology
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Mission is located near the village. At the , Orient Point had a population of 611, of which approximately 120 people from the population are residents of the
Jerrinja
Jerrinja is the name of an Aboriginal Australian people from the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Their traditional lands cover from Crooked River in the north to Clyde River in the south, from the coast ( Roseby Park) in the east to t ...
community.
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History
Traditionally and historically the land at Orient Point is part of the country belonging to the Jerrinja
Jerrinja is the name of an Aboriginal Australian people from the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Their traditional lands cover from Crooked River in the north to Clyde River in the south, from the coast ( Roseby Park) in the east to t ...
Aboriginal
Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to:
*Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology
* Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
*One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...
people.
A shepherd named Patrick Caffey, who worked for Alexander Berry, the man who gave his name to the nearby town of Berry
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, was probably the first to establish a farm at Orient Point.Culburra- Orient Point
Fairfax Walkabout. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
Apart from a few farmers, the
Jerrinja
Jerrinja is the name of an Aboriginal Australian people from the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Their traditional lands cover from Crooked River in the north to Clyde River in the south, from the coast ( Roseby Park) in the east to t ...
people remained the majority of the population living at Orient Point during the 19th and early 20th century.
In 1900 an
Aboriginal
Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to:
*Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology
* Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
*One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...
Mission was established called Roseby Park which after 1966 was renamed Jerrinja. In 1978 the titles deeds to the Mission land were given back to the Jerrinja community. The Jerrinja people at Orient Point were all moved to the Mission in the early 20th century.
During the 1950s and 1960s more than 300 houses were built at Orient Point which up until that point had remained largely rural.
References
Towns in New South Wales
Towns in the South Coast (New South Wales)
City of Shoalhaven
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