Washerwomans Beach Reserve - Bendalong, NSW
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Tuena
S 35° 14.533 E 150° 31.847
56H E 275322 N 6097300
A small reserve at the northern end of Washerwomans Beach.
Waymark Code: WMHFQT
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 07/06/2013
Views: 2
The reserve offers a single free electric BBQ & picnic benches all undercover & with views over a stretch of water referred to as Bendalong Harbour. In the nineteenth century ships called here to load timber from a long gone jetty. The beach is a few metres away & offers safe swimming with a gradual deepening. It is also well known as a place were sting rays will swim up to your feet in the shallows so bring some small bait fish along & stand still. They're protected so don't touch them.
I couldn't find any reference as to why the beach & reserve are so called but there are several fresh water creeks flowing into the beach so perhaps there was a washerwoman here all those years ago.
Name: Washerwomans Beach Reserve
Street Location: North Bendalong Rd
Local Municipality: City of Shoalhaven
State/Province, etc.: NSW
Country: Australia
Web Site: [Web Link]
Picnic Facilities: Free electric BBQ, undercover benches, amenities.
Recreational Facilities:
Beach, swimming, surfing, fishing all within a few metres. Viewing sting rays in the shallows.
Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed
Date Established: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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