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| The Shoalhaven River at
Shoalhaven Heads |
Shoalhaven Heads
Quiet Holiday Resort at the southern end of Seven Mile
Beach
Shoalhaven Heads is a coastal tourist resort and retirement
centre at the southern end of Seven Mile Beach which offers
ideal fishing, boating, camping and swimming conditions and
facilities. It is situated 142 km south of Sydney via the
Princes Highway.
In 1797 the area was crossed by the survivors of the
wreck of the Sydney Cove and then by explorer George Bass
who, investigating their reports, followed Seven Mile Beach,
crossed the shoals at the entrance to the Shoalhaven River
and noted the fertile river flats. He named the shallow
mouth of the Crookhaven River (as it is now known) 'Shoals
Haven'.
In 1805 the coastline was mapped from the land by
Lieutenant Kent and assistant surveyor-general James Meehan.
They explored the area noting the dense rainforest and heavy
timber in the area.
Seven years later surveyor George William Evans journeyed
from Jervis Bay to the Shoalhaven, which he crossed in a
bark canoe, and climbed Cambewarra Mountain where he
remarked upon the magnificent views. He descended to
Broughton Creek and struck out to the coast before returning
to Appin.
James Meehan returned in 1818 when he was sent with
explorers Charles Throsby and Hamilton Hume by Governor
Macquarie to seek a route from the southern tablelands to
Jervis Bay. Meehan and Hume followed the Shoalhaven upriver
while Throsby, with the help of Aboriginal guides, explored
Kangaroo Valley down to the Shoalhaven then crossed it and
journeyed on to Jervis Bay. The following year Meehan and
Hume returned to the area.
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| Seven Mile Beach looking
north from Shoalhaven Heads |
From 1830 the current site of Shoalhaven Heads was known
as 'Jerry Bailey' for reasons now lost. The name was changed
in 1955.
There were nothing but primitive huts manned by fishermen
for quite some time and no lasting settlement occurred until
the 1930s.
This is a sleepy area with a golf course and, for keen
kite-fliers, the first Sunday of each month is set aside by
the Shoalhaven Heads Kites Club for activities on Seven Mile
Beach. There are two concrete ramps for light boats off Hay
Ave and at the beach end of River Road.
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