Timeline Stories

The ‘City of Sydney‘ a  single screw steamship of 735 tons and carrying around 100 passengers ran ashore in fog near Green Cape on a voyage from Melbourne to Sydney […]

The Kiandra Gold Rush began and brought boom times to the Port of Eden with a floating population of around 4000.   “Twofold Bay and Maneroo Telegraph” is first published

Feb: Completion of new road between the Monaro to Eden.

Feb: The laying of the foundation-stone of the New Wharf drew a large crowd. The stone was laid by Daniel Egan, Esq., who, after speaking at some length of the

First government school started with an enrolment of 12 girls and 30 boys.   Eden Court House built 1857/58.   The first police station erected in Cocora Street. The Police

The ship ‘Lawrence Frost’ broke in two and sank in Twofold Bay.

Population of Eden 180 adults and 85 children.   The schooner ‘Teazer’ lost off Twofold Bay.

15 May The Monumental City, a steamship returning from Melbourne to Sydney ran aground on Tullaberga Island, between Mallacoota Inlet and Gabo Island. The ship broke in two almost immediately,

The schooner ‘Margaret’ lost in Twofold Bay.   Cattle Bay purchased by the Imlay Brothers to facilitate their operation to ship cattle to Hobart.

Flood in Bega Valley claims 17 lives.