The village is situated on the river's western bank near a junction with Nelligen Creek,[2] and 8 km (5 mi) inland from Batemans Bay.
Local services include a general store, hotel, and general cemetery.[3][4][5]
Historyedit
Horse teams carting goods from the ship at Nellingen to Braidwood, crossing Currajong Creek, about 1902
The original inhabitants of the land were Aborigines of the Walbanga, Murrinjari and Bergalia clans.[5] The origin of the name is unclear and was already in use at the time of the first survey in 1828. The surveyor Robert Hoddle described the site of the future township as 640 acres (2.6 km2) of "good forest land at Nellican Creek"[5] and by the 1830s timber cutters had cleared a site for settlement and work had begun on a road to Batemans Bay.
The village of Nelligen was gazetted in 1854 and a road inland to Braidwood was completed two years later. No bridges existed across the Clyde at the time, so produce and minerals from southern New South Wales were delivered to Nelligen for transport by twice-weekly steamer to Sydney; the town was serviced by the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company. The post office opened in 1858 and a Protestant church was constructed in 1872.[5] The existing Roman Catholic church dates from 1895.[5]
By 1892 the population had grown to 500 but construction of several coastal bridges and the growth of Batemans Bay began to reduce local trading opportunities. By 1934 the population had fallen to 350,[5] and by 2006 this had further declined to 228.[6] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 332, although this includes the surrounding area.[1]
Between about 1860 and 1915 there were some gold workings in the Nelligen district.[7]
A punt service across the Clyde River was begun at Nelligen in 1895 and continued until 1964 when the Nelligen bridge was completed.[8]
Galleryedit
Nelligen viewed across the Clyde River in the early morning mist; to the right is the Kings Highway road bridge at the location of the former punt service.
Mechanics' Institute at Nelligen, New South Wales built 1903
Referencesedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nelligen, New South Wales.
^Moore, Dennis. . Welcome to the Clyde Coast. www.clydecoast.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
^. Clyde River Houseboats. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
April 12, 2024
nelligen, south, wales, nelligen, village, clyde, river, south, coast, south, wales, australia, located, kings, highway, nelligen, south, waleswharf, nelligen, clyde, rivernelligencoordinates35, 64750, 14139, 64750, 14139population332, 2016, census, postcode, . Nelligen is a village on the Clyde River on the South Coast of New South Wales Australia It is located on the Kings Highway Nelligen New South WalesWharf at Nelligen on the Clyde RiverNelligenCoordinates35 38 51 S 150 08 29 E 35 64750 S 150 14139 E 35 64750 150 14139Population332 2016 census 1 Postcode s 2536Elevation0 m 0 ft Location8 km 5 mi west of Batemans Bay285 km 177 mi south of SydneyLGA s Eurobodalla ShireState electorate s BegaFederal division s GilmoreLocalities around Nelligen Currowan Currowan BenandarahBuckenbowra Nelligen BenandarahBuckenbowra Runnyford North Batemans Bay Contents 1 Location and services 2 History 3 Gallery 4 ReferencesLocation and services editThe village is situated on the river s western bank near a junction with Nelligen Creek 2 and 8 km 5 mi inland from Batemans Bay Local services include a general store hotel and general cemetery 3 4 5 History edit nbsp Horse teams carting goods from the ship at Nellingen to Braidwood crossing Currajong Creek about 1902The original inhabitants of the land were Aborigines of the Walbanga Murrinjari and Bergalia clans 5 The origin of the name is unclear and was already in use at the time of the first survey in 1828 The surveyor Robert Hoddle described the site of the future township as 640 acres 2 6 km2 of good forest land at Nellican Creek 5 and by the 1830s timber cutters had cleared a site for settlement and work had begun on a road to Batemans Bay The village of Nelligen was gazetted in 1854 and a road inland to Braidwood was completed two years later No bridges existed across the Clyde at the time so produce and minerals from southern New South Wales were delivered to Nelligen for transport by twice weekly steamer to Sydney the town was serviced by the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company The post office opened in 1858 and a Protestant church was constructed in 1872 5 The existing Roman Catholic church dates from 1895 5 By 1892 the population had grown to 500 but construction of several coastal bridges and the growth of Batemans Bay began to reduce local trading opportunities By 1934 the population had fallen to 350 5 and by 2006 this had further declined to 228 6 At the 2016 census it had a population of 332 although this includes the surrounding area 1 Between about 1860 and 1915 there were some gold workings in the Nelligen district 7 A punt service across the Clyde River was begun at Nelligen in 1895 and continued until 1964 when the Nelligen bridge was completed 8 Gallery edit nbsp Nelligen viewed across the Clyde River in the early morning mist to the right is the Kings Highway road bridge at the location of the former punt service nbsp Mechanics Institute at Nelligen New South Wales built 1903References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nelligen New South Wales a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Nelligen State Suburb 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 8 July 2017 nbsp Nelligen Creek Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales Retrieved 12 January 2008 nbsp Nelligen South Coast NSW Australia Tourist Information Clyde River Houseboats January 2008 Archived from the original on 19 December 2007 Retrieved 12 January 2008 Nelligen on the Clyde TravelSouth January 2008 Retrieved 12 January 2008 a b c d e f Nelligen The Age Newspaper 8 February 2004 Retrieved 12 January 2008 Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 Nelligen State Suburb 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 8 July 2017 Moore Dennis The Forgotten Gold Mines of Nelligen Welcome to the Clyde Coast www clydecoast com au Archived from the original on 29 August 2007 Retrieved 14 January 2008 Brief history of Nelligen Batemans Bay and the Clyde River on the Eurobodalla South Coast NSW Australia Clyde River Houseboats Archived from the original on 15 December 2007 Retrieved 14 January 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nelligen New South Wales amp oldid 1128901745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
