ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
1 1879 Amalgamation of the Post and Telegraph Offices Broughton Creek
(now Berry).
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JULY 30
1 1935 The memorial gates and wall of the Church of the Good Shepherd in
Kangaroo Valley were dedicated as the "Kings Jubilee Memorial of
Peace". This was carried out by the Archbishop of Sydney in the
presence of the Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Sir Philip
Street.
JULY 31
26 1977 The Premier of NSW The Hon Neville Wran and Mrs Wran visited
Kangaroo Valley to open at "The Settlement", the old Walker
Suspension Bridge.
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1 1842 First Post Office was established at Ulladulla. Postage to Sydney
was 10 pence and mail was carried by ship. The postmaster
received no salary but only a commission on the postage collected.
16 1879 The first Post Office was established at Greenwell Point. The
postmaster was Archibald McNab McLean who received ten pounds
per annum for his postal duties. McLean was also the telegraph
station master for which he received twenty six pounds per annum.
1 1881 The bridge over the Shoalhaven River at Nowra was opened
by Hon John Lackey MLA, Minister for Works, in
the presence of 7,000 people. The bridge was constructed
by the Edgemoor Iron Co of Delaware, USA and was the
largest in NSW at the time. The whipple truss bridge has
seven spans each 124 feet plus one 181 feet 6 inches,
total length including approaches is 1103 feet. It is 20 feet
wide. The clearance above the roadway is 22 feet and
was intended to also carry rail traffic. The bridge was
originally built high to allow for navigation and to be flood
free. It has never been covered by water. Its official name is
the "Nowra Bridge". It cost a total of £42,500.
23 1897 The Bawley Point public school was totally destroyed by fire. As it
happened in the evening no one was hurt.
1 1954 Opening and blessing of St Patrick's Roman Catholic School, Berry.
It had 3 timber rooms land cost £8,000.
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