Street signs link coastal town and luxury ocean liners dating back to 1800s
Orient Point, where the streets are named after ships beginning with "O", shows how national pride in 19th and early 20th-century boatbuilding featured in colonial town planning.
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Shoalhaven's Orient Point Estate streets named after luxury steam ocean linersBy Sarah MossABC IllawarraTopic:HistorySun 14 Jun 2026 at 6:38amSun 14 Jun 2026 at 6:38amSun 14 Jun 2026 at 6:38amSS Orama, pictured departing Woolloomooloo, Sydney in 1925, was built by the Orient Steam Navigation Company. (ANMM Collection: Peter Britz)abc.net.au/news/orient-point-streets-named-after-historical-ocean-liners/106659906Link copiedShareShare articleMore than a century ago the sleek shape of luxury ocean liners was a regular sighting along the south coast of New South Wales.A reminder of that period of Australian maritime history can be seen on each street corner of Orient Point, north of Jervis Bay, where the Crookhaven River meets the sea.Here roads, streets and avenues are named after liners of…
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