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Encyclopedia > Berry, New South Wales

Berry is a small Australian town in the Shoalhaven region in the state of New South Wales. It was part of a land grant to Alexander Berry. It lies on the South Coast Railway, and on the Princes Highway between Nowra and Kiama. Today, Berry thrives on tourism and its streets are filled with souvenir shops, arts shops, cafes, restaurants and hotels. The Shoalhaven City (population ~85,000) is a Local Government Area and region in south-eastern New South Wales (NSW), Australia, two hours south of Sydney. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Alexander Berry (November 30, 1781_ September 17, 1873) was a Scottish born surgeon, merchant and explorer who in 1822 was given a land grant of 10,000 acres (40 km²) and 100 convicts to establish the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Princes Highway is a segment of Australias Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide, via Melbourne. ... Nowra is the commercial and main administrative centre for the Shoalhaven region in New South Wales, Australia. ... Kiama, is a picturesque township and Local Government Area 120 kilometres south of Sydney on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts Beaches make popular tourist resorts Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...


Its original name was Broughton Creek at the head of this creek and around which much of Alexander Berry's Shoalhaven business developed. The Tannery and Sawmills were central to this.


For more detail of the history of this town, see Coolangatta Estate. Coolangatta Estate was established in 1822 by Scottish born surgeon, merchant and explorer, Alexander Berry, and his partner Edward Wollstonecraft who were given a land grant of 10,000 acres (40. ...


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Berry - New South Wales - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au (2205 words)
Berry was originally called 'Broughton Creek' but the name was changed by an Act of Parliament in 1890 in honour of the entrepreneurial Scotsman Alexander Berry and his brother David Berry.
The initial grant on the south side of the river soon expanded to the north with the agreement of the partners to take charge and expense of one convict for every 100 acres of land, extending the property to more than 40 000 acres by 1863.
By the 1850s Berry was leasing out his Shoalhaven property to tenant farmers and it was this which enabled the true development of the area and of the township of Broughton Creek to begin.
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