ON THIS DAY - Shoalhaven Holidays

- On This Day -
24 1886 The SS Corangamite was badly holed when she went ashore in
dense fog just to the west of St. Georges Head. Capable of carrying
230 passengers she was lavishly appointed. No one died but on 22
December heavy seas caused the vessel to break up. Ceramic tiles
from the ship have since been salvaged. She was sailing from
Melbourne to Sydney.
1 1969 Mollymook Golf Club House was built.
DECEMBER 7
1 1797 George Bass, in a whaleboat with a crew of six seamen, discovered
the mouth of a river which he wrote ".....deserves no better name
than Shoals Haven". This was in fact the Crookhaven River.
DECEMBER 8
DECEMBER 9
4 1882 Plutus Creek, Currarong, named after the steamer Plutus which was
wrecked in this vicinity on this day.
19 1882 The vessel "Alfred Edward" was wrecked off South Ulladulla.
DECEMBER 10
1 1797 George Bass entered Jervis Bay. (Conflicts with a report in 20 -
says he entered on 9 December).
1 1866 The Henry Russell private school was established on the site where
Nowra Hill School is today. It was opened in 1867, the buildings
erected in 1877, it was sometimes operating and sometimes closed
due to lack of pupils and the buildings were removed in 1929. A
school was approved in 1954, the name changed from RAN to
Nowra Hill in 1955 and was re-opened in 1956 with W Fraser as
principal.
26 1888 The second of the Kangaroo Valley Separation and Butter Factories
was registered. It was located just up the hill from the Barrengarry
Post Office.
1 1972 The Anglican Bishop of Wollongong, Rt Rev G R Delbridge, laid the
foundation stone for the Woonona Chesalon Home for the aged in
West Street, Nowra. The building cost $417,000 and was opened
by Cr. John Hatton, MLA in 1974.
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