Nowra-Bomaderry Tourism, NSW Australia
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Nowra-Bomaderry Fast Facts
- State: NSW
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- Famous for/as: fishing, boating and river cruises
- Population: 34,479(39th)
- Area: 210.2 kmē (81.2 sq mi)
- Altitude: 800 and 1000 ft
- Language: English
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- Pincode: 2541
- STDCode: 02
Nowra-Bomaderry Info
106 Albatross Rd, Nowra South NSW 2541
Nowra-Bomaderry, Australia Overview
The broad Shoalhaven River offers a number of recreational possibilities such as fishing, boating and river cruises. Nowra is also a base for local adventure tour operators. Options include four-wheel drive tours, scuba diving, canoe trips and cycling tours. Nowra has a number of historic buildings and houses dating from the Victorian era.
Be sure to check out the Fleet Air Arm Museum. The museum celebrates our proud links with the aviation industry with a wonderful display of military and civil aircraft. Also, explore 'Meroogal', an historic, timber, gothic-style house with one of the most authentic 19th century interiors in NSW.
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Nowra-Bomaderry, Australia History
The Nowra region, south of Bomaderry Creek was inhabited by the Wodi-Wodi tribe of the Yuin nation while north of Bomaderry Creek was inhabited by the Dharawal Aboriginal people prior to European arrival. Around 1824, ex-convict Mary Reibey applied for a land grant in the Burrier area, on the southern side of the Shoalhaven River. The Nowra township was officially recognised in 1852. Less than ten years later, in 1861, a postal service was established. Also in that year, the racehorse 'Archer', trained in Nowra by Etienne de Mestre, won the first Melbourne Cup. By 1885, Nowra was declared a town.
A major landmark in the area is the house Bundanon, which started as a single-storey weatherboard structure built circa 1840. In 1866, a two-storey sandstone house, made of locally quarried stone, was built immediately in front of the weatherboard house. The sandstone house features timber verandahs and is now listed on the Register of the National Estate.