ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
SEPTEMBER 2
1 1879 Opening of the Cambewarra School of Arts by John Roseby, M.L.A.
It cost £380/-/-.
1 1903 Laying of the foundation stone of the Presbyterian Church School
Hall, Kinghorn Street, Nowra, by the Rev. John Ferguson.
1 1908 Formation of the Illawarra Cow Testing Association with its
headquarters at Berry. President was H D Morton. The formation
was accompanied by a donation of £100/-/- from Alexander Hay of
Coolangatta. Drought at the time caused the experiment to be short
lived.
SEPTEMBER 3
SEPTEMBER 4
1 1920 A granite memorial column was unveiled in Kangaroo Valley to
commemorate Kangaroo Valley soldiers of the First World War.
1 1948 Opening of the Hotel Marlin, Ulladulla, by J G Beal, M.L.A.
SEPTEMBER 5
1 1873 The Wesleyan CHurch, built of slabs, was opened at Barrengarry.
SEPTEMBER 6
19 1877 The Ulladulla Municipal Council fixed the following licence fees for
vehicles operating within Municipal boundaries:- 2 wheel carts 20/-,
drays 40/-, timber carriages 40/-, passenger vehicles - two wheels
20/-, four wheels 40/- per annum.
1 1918 The far South Coast march to freedom, which was part of a state
wide recruiting campaign for men to joint the armed forces, reached
Martin Place, Sydney.
SEPTEMBER 7
1 1864 First meeting of the Shoalhaven Estate Agricultural Association at
Wheatley's Royal Hotel, Numbaa.
1 & 13 1895 John Hay opened the Berry Central Butter Factory. It was built
nearly opposite the railway station and was the largest butter factory
in NSW. It was built of weatherboard with a galvanized iron roof,
100 feet x 40 feet and had 3 churns and the largest butter worker in
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