ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
1 1891 Floods in the area covered many roads and bridges. The coach trip
from Nowra to Milton, usually taking a quick 8 hours, took 53 hours.
5 1913 The first of 17 Nowra deaths in the pneumonic influenza epidemic
occurred.
1 1948 The gazettal of Shoalhaven Shire which was formed by the
amalgamation of Broughton Vale Municipal Council, Berry Municipal
Council, Nowra Municipal Council, Ulladulla Municipal Council,
Cambewarra Shire Council and Clyde Shire Council.
19 1948 Last meeting of the Clyde Shire Council prior to amalgamation into
Shoalhaven Shire.
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13 1955 Inaugural meeting of the Womens Bowling Club, Berry.
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23 1920 The first teacher, Mr V. McCarthy, was appointed at the school at
Red Head (now Bendalong). His salary was £4/10/- per week.
1 1974 Max Vost was appointed Charter President of the newly formed
Huskisson Rotary Club.
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1 1948 First meeting of the provisional Shoalhaven Shire Council. This took
place at the Nowra School of Arts.
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1 1828 Surveyor Thomas Florance recorded Termeil Lagoon and Tabourie
Lake and explored Burrill Lake to the tidal water near Woodstock.
9 1919 The first sufferers in Nowra, of the pneumonic influenza epidemic of
1919, were Mrs C Watson and her daughter from Numbaa. They
were admitted to a temporary hospital at the Nowra Public School.
17 people in the Nowra district died from the epidemic. (The first on
June 25) During the peak of the epidemic the horse drawn
ambulance would bring patients to the front door. The horse drawn
hearse called at the back.
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