ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
NOVEMBER 16
36 1911 Jervis Bay was chosen as the site for the Royal Australian Naval
College. The college was seen as vital for the development of the
RAN and the site was selected after many government enquires and
reports. The main reasons were
NOVEMBER 17
Jervis Bay was part of Federal Territory and developing this
Commonwealth land was a major Government policy.
The advantages of the Bay for visiting Fleet ships.
The land immediately surrounding the site was, because of its
isolation, very cheap.
1 1944 Establishment of the Berry Butter Farming League to encourage
greater milk production. It was sponsored by A N Binks, MLC and
had N K Stewart as President. Its first activity was a pasture
improvement competition and it urged the establishment of an
artificial stock breeding centre from its earliest times.
1 1956 The new Nowra Methodist Sunday School Hall was opened on the
site of the former hall in Junction Street by Rev. D F Almond.
1 & 9 1973 The opening ceremony of the Ambulance station on the corner of the
Princes Highway and Bunberra Street, Bomaderry, was performed
by the Governor of NSW, Sir Roden Cutler VC. The building cost
$250,000 however, other estimates put it at over $300,000.
NOVEMBER 18
1 1896 The Central Milton Butter Factory was opened by Mrs D Kennedy.
The factory was built by the Ulladulla Refrigerating Butter Company.
2,000 people were present at the opening ceremony. The factory
obtained a copious supply of water from Whatman's paddock and,
after its first few weeks of operation, won a prize at the Berry Show.
11 1948 The Rural Bank of NSW (now the State Bank) opened a branch on a
property it had bought in Junction Street, Nowra, in 1939.
NOVEMBER 19
1 1870 The centre for a village at Kangaroo Valley was fixed with the laying
of the foundation stone of the Good Shepherd Church of England.
1 1949 Commencement of the Burrier water scheme for the northern
Shoalhaven. It was to serve Nowra, Bomaderry, Numbaa,
Greenwell Point and Huskisson. In 1957 it was extended to Berry.
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