Shipwrecks

 

US 'Cities Service Boston' aground on the rocks at Bass Point

The United States tanker 'Cities Service Boston' ran aground at Bass Point, Shellharbour on the 16th May 1943. Despite the very rough seas, soldiers from the 6th Aust M.G. BN AIF rescued the entire crew of 62 Americans, with the tragic loss of four Australian soldiers. They were Sgt W F Allen, Pte G W Pitt, Pte R J Snell and  Pte B H Symons. A memorial dedicated to their bravery on the 8th September 1968 stands on the northern side of Bass Point.

 

 

 

The wooden steamer 'Kiltobranks' wrecked at Shellharbour 1924

Built in NSW in 1908, the 'Kiltobranks' was a wooden steamer, 272 tons gross, 148 tons net, length 133.7 ft, beam 28 ft, depth 8.8 ft. Fully loaded with blue metal, 'Kiltobranks' ran aground on south Shellharbour Beach on 21st February, 1924. She was endeavouring to reach a swinging buoy used for berthing during a north-easterly wind when she went aground.

The ship 'Troy D' grounded at Bass Point 1995

The bulk carrier 'Troy D' was scheduled to pick up a load of blue metal from the Pioneer Quarry at Bass Point. The ship approached the jetty from the port side facing the quarry, overshot the jetty and grounded on rocks to the west. The crew were able to winch the carrier off the rocks the next day, after a fishing trawler towed the anchor out to sea. Fortunately the sea was calm and the ship only suffered minor damage to the rudder. It had to be towed back to Sydney.

Cars in the Redex Trial at Macquarie Pass

 

 

 

The Redex Round Australia Car Reliability Trials were popular

in the 1950s.

 

 

 

 

John Stubbs (left) watching competitors in the Redex Round

Australia Car Reliability Trials on Macquarie Pass. The driver

of the front car was Jack Davey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images from the Shellharbour Image Library

 

Hector Fraser's home at Tongarra

Hector Fraser (on horse) with two workmen. The horse -drawn 'slide' was used to haul produce and milk. The house was destroyed in a bushfire in 1909.

 

 

 

 

 

Allen Bros. Store and Post Office, Shellharbour

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 Allen and members of the family continued the business for many years as Allen Bros. Clothing and other goods were often ordered by catalogue through the Post Office, and arrived by boat, train or mail. Members of the Thomas and James Families are seated in the wagon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trotting race at Albion Park Show 1957

Albion Park A.H.& I. Association was formed on 9th September, 1887 at a meeting in the Carrington Hall, Albion Park. John Russell donated eight acres of land for a showground. The Association purchased another three acres from Russell to enlarge the ground to eleven acres. The first show was held in January 1888.

 

 

 

 

Driving a horse and cart to deliver milk from Clover Hill, Macquarie Pass

 

 

 

Images courtesy Tongarra Museum

 

 

Campsite on the park reserve at Shellharbour Harbour. Boer War memorial in the background

 

 

Elliot's Camp Ground, Warilla

 

 

Sunbathers at Bassett Park caravan park in the 1950s

 

Courtesy Shellharbour Images