Berry, New South Wales
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| Berry New South Wales |
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 Princes Highway running through Berry |
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| Population: | 1,485 [1] |
| Postcode: | 2535 |
| Location: | 143 km (89 mi) from Sydney |
| LGA: | City of Shoalhaven |
| State District: | Kiama |
| Federal Division: | Gilmore |
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.
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.
Berry is also home to the Berry Magpies rugby league team.
For more detail of the history of this town, see Coolangatta Estate.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Berry (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
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