Laurieton (/ˈlɒrɪtən/) is a coastal town on the Mid North Coast of the Australian state of New South Wales.

Captain James Cook named "the Brothers" on 12 May 1770 for their resemblance to mountains in his native Yorkshire.

The Camden Haven area was explored on foot by John Oxley in 1818 and was first settled by Europeans in the early 1820s.

A convict settlement was established at nearby Port Macquarie in 1821 and the first settlers were limeburners burning oyster shells for buildings there.

In 1827 the area was surveyed by Armstrong and Guilding as part of an assessment for the Australian Agricultural Company.

[4][5] Joseph Laurie J.P. (1832–1904) had timber interests in the Laurieton area in partnership with his brothers Andrew and Alexander.

[6] He moved to the area from Taree in 1872 and took charge of the Laurieton post office when it opened on 1 Oct 1875.

A Catalina seaplane carrying entertainer Bob Hope was forced to make an emergency landing on Camden Haven adjacent to Laurieton on 14 August 1944.

An impromptu party was held, and the next day Hope and his entourage travelled by road to Newcastle and flew from there to Sydney.