ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
1 1936 The Minister for Local Government officially opened the Back Forest
Bridge over the mouth of Broughton Creek replacing the punt service
which had operated for many years. It was a timber beam bridge of
ten spans, 300 feet long and 16 feet wide between kerbs.
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4 & 26 1898 Opening of the suspension bridge over the Kangaroo River at
Kangaroo Valley and named after the NSW Governor of the day,
Lord Hampden. It cost £8,382/-/-.
1 & 9 1951 A new temporary hospital of 20 beds overlooking Greys Beach,
Nowra, on the Shoalhaven River, was opened by
J G Beale, MLA. The Nowra private hospital called Bridge Road
Hospital had closed late in 1950 leaving Nowra with only a maternity
hospital, Edman Hospital, for several months. Dr. J Rodway then
unlocked the door and threw the key to the crowd, remarking that the
doors of the hospital would remain open to the people.
1 1957 The foundation stone for the new St. Michael's Roman Catholic
School, Nowra, was laid by the Most Rev Dr. T McCabe, Bishop of
Wollongong, using the same trowel that was used to lay the
foundation stone of the original St. Michael's school, 80 years before
in 1877.
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15 1960 The Lady Denman, still in active service as a Sydney Ferry, collided
with the Royal Navy submarine HMS Anchorite. No one was hurt
but the Lady Denman took a week to be repaired.
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11 1982 The Illawarra Credit Union Ltd opened a branch in the south side of
Junction Street, Nowra. It has since moved across the street.
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