ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
AUGUST 16
4 1893 Bomaderry was officially named with the re-opening of the Post
Office (previously known as Bundbaderra - aboriginal for fighting
ground, and previously spelt Bomadary).
1 1912 The foundation stone for the new Berry Council Chambers was laid
by the Minister for Lands, Hon. G S Beeby, MLA, in Hazelberry Park.
AUGUST 17
1 1934 Formation of the Kangaroo Valley Junior Farmers Club.
AUGUST 18
1 1788 Lt. Richard Bowen in the vessel "Atlantic" entered a bay which he
named "Port Jervis" in honour of Sir John Jervis.
1 & 7 1846 The brigantine "The Coolangatta", named by Alexander Berry after
his station which in turn was named after Mount Coolangatta, was
wrecked in a storm. The place was between Point Danger, where
the boundary between NSW and Queensland was made in 1859,
and Cut Hill. The place was called Coolangatta after the wreck of
the ship.
In 1925 it was exposed by another storm. The old wreck was located
by rutile miners, 30 feet below sand level, in 1954. In 1973 the
Queensland Government tried to blow it up as it was proving a
hazard to shipping and surfers - unsuccessfully. On 22 March 1974,
another cyclone dumped it high on the beach and souvenir hunters
quickly removed what the sea and the Government had been unable
to destroy in 127 years.
1 1872 The congretional Church at Milton was opened by the Rev. John
Graham. The Church was built by contractors Poole and Moore for
£557/-/-.
2 1995 The Prime Minister of Australia, Mr Paul Keating visited Bundanon,
on the Shoalhaven river and presented Arthur
Boyd, Shoalhaven's and Australia's most famous artist, his
award as Australian of the year for 1995.
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