[4] The Bramston Beach locality comprises two coastal plain areas each surrounded by small mountain ranges.

[4] The northern coastal plain is partly within the Russell River National Park with the remainder used for agriculture, principally grazing.

[2] In March 1872, after the wreck of The Maria on Bramble reef, one of the groups of survivors landed their raft just to the south of Cooper Point.

The Djiru people in the area were exceedingly hospitable in feeding and sheltering this group until Captain John Moresby arrived in the Basilisk to return them to the British settlements further south.

This group of survivors spent much of their time at a Djiru village that was located at modern day Bramston Beach.

Forster and some officials returned later to thank the Djiru and give gifts of blankets, but the village was devoid of people due to the Native Police having visited the locality the previous day.