Nerrigundah, New South Wales
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Nerrigundah is a small village on the Eurobodalla Nature Coast in south eastern New South Wales
. Situated at the head of the Tuross River Valley, it is nineteen kilometres inland from Bodalla
. At the 2006 census
, Nerrigundah had a population of 100 people. The place name is derived from an aboriginal word for 'camp where edible berries grow'.
Nerrigundah and its valley were used as a cattle run by Thomas Mort of Bodalla prior to the discovery of gold
on 23 December 1860 by George Cook, Joseph Goodenough and William Crouch. The discovery of gold was recorded at the office of the Gold Commissioner at Braidwood, New South Wales
on 2 January 1861.
On 8 April 1866 Nerrigundah was raided by the Clarke brothers
, Thomas and John, and their associates. They held up a number of passers-by outside the town at Deep Creek and then attacked the store and hotel. During the raid William Fletcher, a new recruit to the Clarke gang was shot dead as was Trooper Miles O'Grady when he tried to intervene (see photo of memorial obelsik above). Trooper Miles O'Grady was buried in Moruya.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. Situated at the head of the Tuross River Valley, it is nineteen kilometres inland from Bodalla
Bodalla, New South Wales
Bodalla is a small town on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and located in the local government area of Eurobodalla Shire. The town sits on the Princes Highway, and is connected by road to Moruya, Narooma, Nerrigundah, Eurobodalla and Potato Point.The Yuin people are consider to be...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Nerrigundah had a population of 100 people. The place name is derived from an aboriginal word for 'camp where edible berries grow'.
Nerrigundah and its valley were used as a cattle run by Thomas Mort of Bodalla prior to the discovery of gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
on 23 December 1860 by George Cook, Joseph Goodenough and William Crouch. The discovery of gold was recorded at the office of the Gold Commissioner at Braidwood, New South Wales
Braidwood, New South Wales
Braidwood is a town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Palerang Shire. It is located on the busy Kings Highway linking Canberra to Batemans Bay on the coast. It is about 200 kilometres south west of Sydney and about 60 kilometres inland from the coast...
on 2 January 1861.
On 8 April 1866 Nerrigundah was raided by the Clarke brothers
Clarke brothers
The Clarke brothers were Australian bushrangers active in New South Wales the late 19th century.The Clarke brothers, Thomas and John and James, were from Braidwood, New South Wales. From 1865 they were active around the area that became the Australian Capital Territory, where they held up stations,...
, Thomas and John, and their associates. They held up a number of passers-by outside the town at Deep Creek and then attacked the store and hotel. During the raid William Fletcher, a new recruit to the Clarke gang was shot dead as was Trooper Miles O'Grady when he tried to intervene (see photo of memorial obelsik above). Trooper Miles O'Grady was buried in Moruya.