ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
1 & 7 1870 The Walter Hood, a 937 ton clipper, bound from London to Sydney
was wrecked in Wreck Bay north of Red Head (now Bendalong), 10
miles south of Cape St. George. 1 was washed overboard the day
before, 11 died from drowning, exhaustion, injury or exposure and 1
died 3 months later from the ordeal, 23 survived.
4 1893 Sandridge, general cemetery for Milton-Ulladulla, was dedicated.
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16 1989 Mr S Laws, the manager of the Jindyandy Butter Factory, purchased
equipment for the company and experimented in pasteurisation with
skim milk and cream. He found that pasteurised cream produced
superior butter.
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10 1911 David Boyd a teetotaller and licencee of the Bridge Hotel, Nowra died
on this day. The day before, he had "broken down" 17 gallons of
rum and, on finishing the task, had closed the bar and all doors
leading to it. Following his Sunday lunch the next day he left the
table and adjourned to the bar to smoke his pipe. The fumes ignited
which in turn caused a cask of rum to explode, killing him almost
instantly. (There were no complaints that the rum was underproof).
19 1914 John Booth, one time sole proprietor of the private township of Milton
died after a rich and successful life, aged 83 years. Among his
descendants is John Malcolm Fraser, former Prime Minister of
Australia.
3 1945 Leo "Mervyn" Bourne, of Nowra, served with the 2/3 Australian
Infantory Battalion in World War II. Killed in action on this day at
Wewak, Papua New Guinea, aged 23. Buried at Lae. Bourne
Avenue, East Nowra was named after him.
1 1968 Formation of the Milton Historical Society. Kevin Ryan was elected
president, Mrs Majorie Kendall as secretary and R Westgarth as
treasurer.
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1 1866 The Government Ferry began operating across the Shoalhaven River
from Nowra to Bomaderry. The approaches were washed away by
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