ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
involved and contributed all its proceeds from its production of "And
Pastures New". Tickets were 4 shillings and 3 shillings each and the
Society raised sixty one pounds, fifteen shillings and tuppence! The
target was £80,000.
1 1958 The Minister for Health, Hon W F Sheahan MLA, officially opened the
maternity wing of Nowra Hospital - Watson House. The wing and
the nurses home had cost £175,000.
NOVEMBER 30
1 1781 Alexander Berry was born at Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland. Berry was
to become the Shoalhaven's first settler.
1 1875 Laying of the foundation stone for the Roman Catholic Church,
Nowra, by Archbishop Vaughan.
1 1915 The Waratahs "Cooee" recruiting march set off from the Nowra Post
Office. The party of 50 men was cheered off by thousands of
people including 3 soldiers returned wounded from Gallipoli at the
Dardanelles. The party set off to march 10 miles per day to Sydney
whilst the band played "Advance Australia Fair".
1 1956 Currarong had electricity switched on for the first time on this day.
DECEMBER 1
18 1860 The first Post Office in Wandandian was opened and conducted by
Mr Thomas Walsh (Snr). The mail was carried by "post boys" who
came by horseback from Terara dropping mail at the various
settlements of Falls Creek, Jervis Bay, Erowal, Tomerong,
Wandandian, Conjola and Ulladulla (Milton).
1 1962 Councillor Bruce McIntosh of Berry topped the poll and was elected
Shire President unopposed becoming the youngest person to have
held office as Shire President in Shoalhaven.
DECEMBER 2
DECEMBER 3
1 1840 Governor, Sir George Gipps, approved the design of the "township of
Huskisson". (William Huskisson, the British Colonial Secretary,
received reports from the then Captain Gipps on slavery and
emancipation in the West Indies. Huskisson distinguished himself by
being run over by a train whilst talking to the Duke of Wellington. He
died from his injuries).
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