A brief history of Sandy Point
SPCG and a small research team are presently researching and compiling the history of Sandy Point.
This brief history of Sandy Point information is frequently changing and as we discover further stories and facts, we will keep adding and updating content.
Traditional Owners
We acknowledge the Brataualung people of the Gunaikurnai Nation as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of this land, and pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
European Settlers
Sealers and whalers came to the area in the early 1800s and the coastline was officially surveyed in 1841 by Thomas Townsend.
Settlement at Shallow Inlet
Tom and Mary Henderson and family moved to Shallow Inlet in 1934. At the time Permissive Occupancy of Crown Land was allowed for a peppercorn annual rental. They weren’t allowed to build permanent dwellings…
Early settler life
The children of the early selectors in Sandy Point were educated initially by a parent and ‘school’ was conducted in their homes. However, by 1919…
The township of Sandy Point
The land that became Crown Allotment 21H and eventually the site of the Sandy Point subdivision had been previously classified as unsuitable for grazing and had not originally been included in the land selection scheme…
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