Shellharbour City Libraries and Museum are located on the beautiful south coast of New South Wales and we provide a wide range of Library and Museum services to the residents of Shellharbour City. Our aim is to enrich lifestyles through recreation and knowledge. Tongarra Museum aims to preserve and present our community's experience to ensure understanding of the cultural and environmental heritage of Shellharbour City.
Find out more at: www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/library
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John Thomas purchased this site from Thomas Alexander Reddall in 1857 and built a store and residence. In later years, his son, John, established a bakery ... (read more)
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The blue metal trade began in early 1880 on the property of George Lawrence Fuller at Dunmore. In 1891 he had the steamer, 'Dunmore', built at ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
The Shellharbour Presbyterian Church was built of stone on land donated by John Thomas, and opened on the 8th December 1859. The church was last used ... (read more)
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G L Fuller was born in Dunmore, Ireland in 1832. He arrived in Sydney with his parents and siblings in 1839 and eventually settled in the ... (read more)
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'Windradene' was built c1870 of full brick on part of Walter Allen's Estate. The cottage has been used as a holiday home and Bed & Breakfast ... (read more)
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Walter Allen established a general store and residence in 1868. He operated the Post Office adjacent to the store until his death in 1876. Mrs. Charlotte ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
The blue metal trade at Bass Point began in early 1880 on the property of George Laurence Fuller at Dunmore. (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
Windradene' was built c1870 of full brick on part of Walter Allen's Estate. The cottage has been used as a holiday home and Bed & Breakfast ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
Walter Allen established a general store and residence in 1868. He operated the Post Office adjacent to the store until his death in 1876. Mrs. Charlotte ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
Walter Allen established a general store and residence in 1868. He operated the Post Office adjacent to the store until his death in 1876. Mrs. Charlotte ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
John Thomas purchased this site from Thomas Alexander Reddall in 1857 and built a store and residence. In later years, his son, John, established a bakeryat ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
John Thomas purchased this site from Thomas Alexander Reddall in 1857 and built a store and residence. In later years, his son, John, established a bakery ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
S.S. 'Dunmore' loading metal at Long Point, later known as Bass Point. George Laurence Fuller commissioned the steamer 'Dunmore' to be built in 1891at Brisbane Water ... (read more)
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Robert Martin built the 'Settler's Arms' in 1856. The inn was a meeting place for many events, most notably the signing of the petition in 1858 ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
Robert Martin built the 'Settler's Arms' in 1856. The inn was a meeting place for many events, most notably the signing of the petition in 1858 ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
Walter Allen established a general store and residence in 1868. He operated the Post Office adjacent to the store until his death in 1876. Mrs. Charlotte ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
Walter Allen established a general store and residence in 1868. He operated the Post Office adjacent to the store until his death in 1876. Mrs. Charlotte ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
Walter Allen established a general store and residence in 1868. He operated the Post Office adjacent to the store until his death in 1876. Mrs. Charlotte ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
Walter Allen established a general store and residence in 1868. He operated the Post Office adjacent to the store until his death in 1876. Mrs. Charlotte ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
Walter Allen established a general store and residence in 1868. He operated the Post Office adjacent to the store until his death in 1876. Mrs. Charlotte ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
Walter Allen established a general store and residence in 1868. He operated the Post Office adjacent to the store until his death in 1876. Mrs. Charlotte ... (read more)
Shellharbour Libraries and Museum
James Condon built the Commercial Hotel on the n/w corner of Tongarra Road, Albion Park in 1885. It was sold to William Raftery about ten years ... (read more)
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The first bridge over the Minnamurra River was constructed in 1872. The second bridge was opened in 1890 and the third in 1964. To see more ... (read more)
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The Dunster Family settled on 'The Hill', overlooking Shellharbour, in 1865. Prior to the arrival of the railway in 1887, a ball was hoisted to the ... (read more)
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Early cattle sale at Albion Park. The Illawarra District was the birthplace of the Australian Illawarra Shorthorn breed of dairy cattle in the 1860s. The breed ... (read more)
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