ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
arm, the party "hauled the boat across". He later returned in June
1822 to settle in the area.
1 1887 A timber built, Wesleyan Church was opened in Kangaroo Valley.
JANUARY 10
1 1908 The first consignment of milk was sent from the Nowra Co-Operative
Dairy Company to the Sydney trade. This action changed the whole
outlook of the Shoalhaven Dairy Industry.
JANUARY 11
4 1933 Seven Mile Beach was made famous as the take-off point by aviator
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith for the first crossing of the Tasman Sea.
The flight took more than 14 hours. Whilst it is acknowledged that
the take-off run started in Kiama Municipality, many argue that the
wheels of the "Southern Cross" actually left terra-firma in
Shoalhaven.
JANUARY 12
JANUARY 13
19 1829 Sarah Claydon (nee Faulks) was born. Sarah Claydon was loved by
many in the Milton Ulladulla area for her untiring work as a mid wife
and the work she did in caring for the sick.
8 1896 Hottest day ever recorded in Milton - 46 . Bushfires raged
throughout the district. The school and teacher's residence were
destroyed.
11 1913 The Commonwealth Bank began business in NSW taking over the
agencies of the Government Savings Bank.
JANUARY 14
1 1939 "Black Saturday" for Yalwal when bush fires burnt out everthing
except the Post Office and Anderson's and Fletcher's property.
Yalwal was never rebuilt.
These fires swept through the whole of the northern Shoalhaven. All
of the mountains around Berry were ablaze. Kangaroo Valley was
swept by flame.
The calamity saw the formation of the Bush Fire Brigade. The
brigade at Nowra was formed in January 1940, closely followed by
others.
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