BERRY
Berry is the next town heading south
to Nowra. Berry is a country town that has strong weekend appeal to
the Wollongong coffee set. Berry is to Wollongong that Berrima is to
Sydney.
In
the 1810s, George William Evans, Government Surveyor, reported on the
Berry district as a possible settlement and on the good stands of red
cedar. Subsequently, itinerant timber cutters visited to cut and send
cedar to Sydney. Alexander Berry, with his business partner Edward
Wollstonecraft, pioneered European settlement in the Shoal haven
region in 1822. The name was changed to Berry in 1889, following the
death of David Berry, Alexander's brother, to honour the Berry family.
Berry
thrives on tourism, with many souvenir shops, art galleries, antiques
and collectibles shops, cafes, restaurants, and hotels. A local public
hospital bequeathed by the Berry family, the David Berry Hospital, now
serves as a rehabilitation hospital and palliative care hospice.
The
Berry War Memorial is located at various locations.
 
The
Berry Churches are, with the exception of the Catholic offer all
century plus buildings.     
Berry
has only one surviving traditional hotel.
The
Berry Museum is located at the southern end of the cbd. 
Nice place this, so if a stopover is required you will not be
disapointed
  
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