Lameroo Beach

The name for Lameroo Beach comes from a corrupted interpretation of the nearby Aboriginal site Damoe-Ra, which means "eye" or "spring" in Larrakia.

The growing popularity of swimming at Lameroo Beach made it an obvious choice for the construction of new baths in central Darwin.

[11][12] There were a number of drownings at Lameroo Beach, including Nicholas Callas in 1928,[13] and Joseph Byrne from the North Australian Workers Union in 1950.

[17] The campers were depicted in the media as a nuisance: The presence of the hippies has been a constant irritation to Darwin residents.

Many hippies have been convicted of shoplifting, vacancy, possession of marihuana and pep pills and indecent exposure – nude swimming.

In February 1974 about 20 campers were forced from the beach by police and 13 tree houses were burned by council inspectors.