The township of Huskisson was approved by
Governor, Sir George Gipps on December 3, 1840.
Named after the Minister for the British Army in the 1820's,
Huskisson was later run over by a locomotive whilst he was taking to
the Duke of Wellington. 100 lots in Huskisson sold for
3500 pounds in 1841.
By the 1800's Huskisson was the centre of a thriving ship building industry
The Vessel Lady Denman was one of the most famous to be built there. Ship building continued right up to 1966.
In 1988 Huskisson had a population of 1,000.
Sir George Gipps - 5 October 1837 – 2 August 1846
Huskisson 1914.
4 December 2017
On this Day December 3 1840
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