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MV Lady Denman

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Sydney ferry LADY DENMAN circa 1914 1929
Sydney ferry LADY DENMAN circa 1914 1929

Lady Denman is a former Sydney Harbour ferry built in 1912 for the Balmain New Ferry Company. She was later run by Sydney Ferries Limited and its government successors. She is now preserved at the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum near her original build site in Huskisson, New South Wales, Australia.She and four similar ferries, Lady Chelmsford (1910), Lady Edeline (1913), Lady Ferguson (1914), and Lady Scott (1914), were a new series of "Lady-class", designed by renowned naval architect, Walter Reeks. The five survived the 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and were all converted to diesel power that decade. They also survived the 1951 NSW State Government takeover of the ailing ferry fleet. Lady Denman was removed from ferry service in 1979 and donated for preservation. She is the last extant double-ended timber ferry, a type that was once prolific on Sydney Harbour. Continuing a Balmain Ferry Co convention of naming their ferries after the wives of Governors-General of Australia and Governors of NSW, Lady Denman was named after Gertrude Denman, wife of fifth Governor-General of Australia. This naming nomenclature was again used by the State Government harbour ferry operator with the introduction of 6 new "Lady-class ferries" in the 1960s and 1970s.

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MV Lady Denman
Dent Street, Shoalhaven City Council

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N -35.034 ° E 150.6674 °
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Lady Denman Heritage Complex

Dent Street
2540 Shoalhaven City Council
New South Wales, Australia
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Sydney ferry LADY DENMAN circa 1914 1929
Sydney ferry LADY DENMAN circa 1914 1929
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Callala Bay
Callala Bay

Callala Bay is a small town on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven. The town is situated on the northern shore of Jervis Bay about 20 minutes drive from Nowra and 10 minutes from Culburra Beach. Callala Bay has an approximate elevation of 13 metres (43 ft) above sea level, and is located inland from Callala Point, a headland facing the Tasman Sea. Nearby settlements include Callala Beach and Myola to the south-west, Currarong to the south-east and Culburra Beach to the north-east. Local facilities and community activities include: a safe harbour jetty sailing club boat ramp medical centre primary school child care and pre-school centre faith groups soccer club skateboard park netball/basketball courts community centre (available for hire) NSW Rural Fire Service - Callala Bay a small shopping centre (Australia Post, supermarket, chemist, baker, butcher, cafe, take away, real estate agents, cellars) shared pathway around the headland small group activities (aqua exercise group, craft, folk dance, yoga, over 50s' social group, garden club, Writers, Bushcare) regular bus service to Nowra, including for high school students.Profile statistics used by Shoalhaven City Council for planning purposes are located here Callala Bay is a short drive or flat bike ride from the popular Club Callala (Callala RSL Country Club) which hosts a challenging 18 hole golf course, two bowling greens, great food and nightly entertainment.