tˈɪmbɚ kˈʌɾɚz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ kˈæmp ɔnðə bˈæŋks ʌv bˈaɪɹɑːn kɹˈiːk ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z bˌʌt ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ʌntˈɪl ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ðˌæɾə tˈaʊn ɐpˈɪɹd ɔnðə sˈaɪt.
Timber cutters established a camp on the banks of Byron Creek in the 1840s but it was not until the 1880s that a town appeared on the site.