Baird Bay - South Australia

Baird Bay is a small fishing village located 50 kilometres south of Streaky Bay on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.
It is situated on the east coast of a bay named Baird Bay which opens into the north end of Anxious Bay.

The locality is named after the nearby bay which was named after James Baird, who settled on the shores of Anxious Bay in 1850 before being speared by local Aboriginals on 2 November 1850.

The bay was known as Beard's Bay until 5 December 1940 when it was renamed to Baird Bay by proclamationRead more