Comerong Island Ferry, Numbaa, NSW
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S 34° 53.049 E 150° 42.710
56H E 290887 N 6137415
The Comerong Island Ferry in the Shoalhaven allows residents & visitors access to the island.
Waymark Code: WMBF43
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 05/13/2011
Views: 6
The ferry crosses the Berry Canal which links the Shoalhaven & Crookhaven Rivers. This canal was the first canal built in Australia.
A sign nearby states: "On 21 June 1822 Alexander Berry attempted to land the dinghy from his 15 ton cutter the "Blanch" at Shoalhaven Heads. Two men drowned including Thomas Davidson, who together with Berry & Hamilton Hume had previously ascended Pigeon House Mountain.
Berry then sailed up the Crookhaven River but was stopped by a sand spit from entering the Shoalhaven River. Four days later Hamilton Hume & three others were left at the isthmus to cut a passage using only hand tools. The canal, 20 yards long, took 12 days to complete. Erosion & river flows have widened & deepened the canal & today it is the natural passage to the sea of the Shoalhaven River".
Residents of the island aren't required to pay a fee whereas visitors are charged $5 return. The island supports a farming community & a nature reserve.
I have travelled on the ferry in the past. The road leading to the nature reserve is four wheel drive only after heavy rain & used with caution at other times.
Body of water served: The Berry Canal linking the Shoalhaven & Crookhaven Rivers.
Places served:
Comerong Island.
Seasonal: no
Hours of operation (non-scheduled ferry service): From: 6:00 AM To: 11:55 PM
Dining room / cafeteria: no
Gift shop: no
Terminal / landing address: Not listed
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