ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
1 1890 Foundation stone for the Union Church at Greenwell Point was laid
by Mrs H G Morton, on a knoll in Jervis Street.
DECEMBER 4
1 1890 Comerong Dairy Company began operations on Comerong Island.
H Smith was the butter maker and manager. Produce was
sometimes irregular as transport depended on the punt. A new one
was needed but not supplied until 1903. It sank in May 1907 but
another was not installed until January 1908.
4 & 17 1890 Berry officially named by Act of Parliament in honour of the Berry
family. Formally known as Broughton Creek, the name change was
agreed to by members of the public.
1 1966 Culburra Surf Club officially opened by the Minister for Lands, Hon T
L Lewis, MLA.
DECEMBER 5
1 1858 Opening of the Numbaa Sabbath School.
19 1877 Eight Masons met at the Commercial Hotel, Milton, with the object of
forming a Masonic Lodge at Milton. It was later consecrated on 23
October 1878.
15 1911 The vessel, the Lady Denman, was launched at Currambene Creek,
Huskisson, by Mrs Bessie Lane. She was 33.5 metres long, 7.6
metre beam and was designed to carry 500 passengers. She
served as a Sydney ferry from 1912 to June 1979 - an active service
of 67 years! She had only been designed to last 15 years.
1 1914 Henry Rauch purchased the newspaper "The Shoalhaven News"
from the Watson family.
1 1959 Election of a new, seven member Shoalhaven Shire Council ending
the 4 year term of K G H Hawkshaw as Administrator.
1 & 19 1964 The Ulladulla Methodist Church was opened by Rev. E T Walker,
president of the Methodist Church in NSW. It had been a long time
coming as the land was originally granted in 1868.
DECEMBER 6
1 1827 Rev. Thomas Kendall received a promise of 1,280 acres at Ulladulla.
He arrived in 1828.
1 1878 Laying of the foundation stone for the Presbyterian Church in
Kangaroo Valley. It was opened on 8 November the following year.
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