ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
1 1932 The foundation stone for the Methodist Church, Berry, was laid by
Rev. W. Green.
11 1985 The NSW Building Society, with a Branch in Junction Street, Nowra,
became the Advance Bank Australia Ltd.
JULY 1
1 1822 Alexander Berry first walked to the top of Mount Coolangatta.
4 & 17 1822 Broughton Creek was officially named by Alexander Berry and
Hamilton Hume after Broughton, the aboriginal stockman who served
as a guide to Charles Throsby.
1 1903 The Ulladulla and Milton Times was taken over by Herbert Bishop
and continued under his ownership until 1921.
18 1952 The Wandandian Progress Association was formed when a public
meeting was called to discuss the possibility of obtaining a school
residence and thus prevent school closure.
11 1968 The ANZ bank opened its first branch in Nowra.
JULY 2
4 1863 Racecourse Beach at Ulladulla was named after a racecourse which
was laid out on a nearby public recreation reserve, that was
proclaimed on this day. Not to be confused with Racecourse Beach
at Bawley Point where a three-quarter mile track and large
grandstand was located near the beach.
11 1866 The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney opened its second
attempt at establishing a branch in the Shoalhaven (the first building
had been washed away in the 1860 flood) in premises in the north
eastern corner of South Street and Southern Road, Terara.
1 1874 First meeting of the Municipality of Ulladulla at the Milton School of
Arts.
10 1902 The Imperial Hotel had its name changed to the Empire Hotel by
Licencee Joseph Hill. The Imperial Hotel was built in July 1886 and
replaced the Greenhills Hotel (on the same site) which had operated
since the 1860's. The Empire Hotel has had various periods of reconstruction
since then.
1 1967 The Technical College was opened in Berry Street, Nowra by the
Minister for Education, Hon. C. B. Butler, MLA.
1 1969 The first isse of the Nowra News.
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