ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
38 1998 Declaration of Jervis Bay as one of two of the first marine Parks in
NSW . The joint declaration was made by Minister for Fisheries Bob
Martin and Environment Minister Pam Allan. Both Ministers were
visiting the area for the occasion.
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1 1904 Opening of the Presbyterian School Hall, Kinghorn Street, Nowra.
15 1980 The Lady Denman was towed by harbour tugs out through Sydney
Heads into the open sea where HMAS Snipe was to take her into tow
to Huskisson. However, a southerly buster came in and HMAS
Snipe, fearing the Lady Denman would sink turned around (tow and
all) and made it back to Garden Island.
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16 1940 Greenwell Point Public School was closed, not re-opening until 29th
January 1952.
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1 1909 Opening of the fire station in Junction Street, Nowra, by Mark Morton
MLA. It cost £280/-/- and was a brick building with an iron roof.
Fireman's quarters were added in 1919 and a Dennis turbine fire
engine was installed in 1930.
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13 1899 Dedication of the second Berry Cemetery some four miles east of
Berry on the corner of Beach Road and Harley Hill Road. It was
known as "The New Cemetery". Other small cemeteries once
associated with local churches exist at Bellawongarah, Wattamolla,
Woodhill, Broughton Vale and Foxground. The land they occupy
has now passed into private hands and the burial grounds are no
longer in use.
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1 1822 Alexander Berry, in the vessel "Snapper" arrived at Shoalhaven. He
was prevented from entering by a line of breakers and so sailed 3
miles south to enter by the Crookhaven River. Finding the northern
arm separated by some 250 yards of sand spit from the southern
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