TUROSS HEAD

From the 1830s to the 1870s, the Tuross Head area was predominantly used for farming. In 1865 a steam-powered sawmill was built and this supplied timber for the erection of the Sydney G.P.O..

Until World War II, holiday makers and fishermen provided the economic base to the town which in 1940 only had around 40 residents.

Since then the number of holiday makers visiting the town has steadily grown and community facilities have been provided. Today the township has a permanent population of around 2,250, but the town’s economy still remains largely tourist- and fisherman-based.

(A more comprehensive history of Tuross Head will supersede the above - hopefully in the not-too-distant future!)