:Bomaderry, New South Wales

File:Lynburn Bomaderry circa 1900.jpg

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Bomaderry township was opened in 1882.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71738452 |title=The Berry Estate Land Sale. |newspaper=The Northern Star |volume=17 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=6 April 1892 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} It was previously part of the Shoalhaven Estate owned by David Berry whose brother Alexander Berry had built a road to the area in 1858. When David died in 1889 the estate was sold in portions. The subdivision plans for Bomaderry are shown. In 1893 the railway was extended to Bomaderry and the town began to grow from this time.

One of the first houses in Bomaderry was Lynburn which still exists today. It was built in 1895 by the architect Howard Joseland{{Cite NSW HD|2390820|Lynburn - timber Federation residence and garden}} for Jane Morton, the widow of Henry Gordon Morton, the manager of the Shoalhaven Estate. A photo shortly after its construction is shown. The road over the bridge in the photo is now the Princes Highway where it crosses Bomaderry Creek.

After the town opened in 1892 several factories moved into the area. Messrs Denham Bros. built a bacon and ham factory in about 1900.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165235660 |title=MESSRS. DENHAM BROS. |newspaper=The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser |volume=LXXII |issue=2162 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=14 December 1901 |page=1492 |via=National Library of Australia}} A milk condensery opened in 1901 which was originally located near the railway station{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123574691 |title=JERSEY MILK COMPANY. |newspaper=The Shoalhaven Telegraph |volume=I |issue=60 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=4 December 1901 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}} but later moved to the bank of the Shoalhaven River close to Bolong Road.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135359718 |title=BRITISH AUSTRALIAN MILK PROPY. LTD. |newspaper=The Shoalhaven Telegraph |volume=XXVI |issue=2191 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=20 October 1926 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}} In 1912, the Nowra Co-op Dairy Company established a milk Depot at Bomaderry{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102135551 |title=Milk Depot at Bomaderry. |newspaper=The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser |volume=XLVIII |issue=82 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=17 April 1912 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} and this was a major boost to the local economy for many years.

Bomaderry has 2 heritage-listed sites, including:

• 59 Beinda Street: Bomaderry Aboriginal Children's Home{{cite NSW SHR|5061330|Bomaderry Aboriginal Children's Home|hr=01874|fn=11/03405|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Illawarra railway: Bomaderry railway station{{cite NSW SHR|5011933|Bomaderry Railway Station and yard group|hr=01090|fn=H05/00001/|access-date=18 May 2018}}

Its railway station is the terminus of the South Coast railway line, which is part of the NSW TrainLink network. Bomaderry has public bus services both within the suburb and to neighbouring areas. These were significantly expanded in 2020, with 45 new routes announced.{{Cite web|url=https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/6913216/45-additional-bus-services-announced-for-shoalhaven/|title = 45 additional bus services announced for Shoalhaven|date = 7 September 2020}}

Bomaderry High School is one of the major high schools in the Shoalhaven, holding places in state debating, public speaking, sporting and dance eisteddfod.{{Cite web|url=https://bomaderry-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/learning-at-our-school/scholarships-and-awards.html|title=Scholarships and awards - Bomaderry High School}} Nowra Anglican College is a K–12 school located in Bomaderry. Bomaderry Public School is the main primary school in the area with over 400 students.

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 6,661 people in Bomaderry.

• The median age of people in Bomaderry (State Suburbs) was 45 years.
• Children aged 0–14 years made up 16.8% of the population
• People aged 65 years and over made up 24.3% of the population.{{Cite web|url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC10453|title = 2016 Census QuickStats: Bomaderry}}
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.4% of the population.
• 79.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.1%.
• 88.5% of people spoke only English at home.
• The most common responses for religion were No Religion 28.4%, Anglican 24.4% and Catholic 18.7%.

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/south-coast/jervis-bay-and-shoalhaven/nowra/ Bomaderry area attractions]
• [http://archivesonline.uow.edu.au/nodes/view/663 Bomaderry Soldiers Rest Home collection]

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