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Huskisson Beach (BEACH), NSW Details
Description
A beach about 600 metres long located at Huskisson extending southwards from Tapalla Point.
Origin
Formerly Sailors Grave Beach named for Robert Johnson of the HMS Orlando who drowned on 15 April 1892 at the age of 19 years. Source: 500 names and places of Shoalhaven. Ed. Alan Clark pg 33
Huskisson Beach (BEACH), NSW
| title | Huskisson Beach (BEACH) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 24575 |
| placename | Huskisson Beach |
| designation | BEACH |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | Sailors Grave Beach |
| lga | SHOALHAVEN |
| description | A beach about 600 metres long located at Huskisson extending southwards from Tapalla Point. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Formerly Sailors Grave Beach named for Robert Johnson of the HMS Orlando who drowned on 15 April 1892 at the age of 19 years. Source: 500 names and places of Shoalhaven. Ed. Alan Clark pg 33 |
| history |
