Welcome to Discover Shellharbour

Shellharbour City lies in Dharawal Country. The Wodi Wodi and Elouera People, Traditional Custodians of the Illawarra and part of the larger Dharawal Nation have lived on, and with this Count...

Discover more about Shellharbour's early estate and street plans by viewing some of the oldest maps in our collection. Do you have a map or plan you would like to donate? Please contact us...

Browse Shellharbour City Museum's historic photograph collection. Do you have old photos of Shellharbour? We would love to see them! Please contact us by clicking on the 'more' icon in th...

Search Shellharbour City Museum's documents including letters, journals, certificates, studies, and reports. Do you have a document you would like to donate? Please contact us by clicking o...

Browse Shellharbour City Museum's most significant collection items, generously donated by members of our community. Do you have an object you would like to donate? Please contact us by clicki...

Discover more about some of Shellharbour's most well-know places, including buildings, parks, beaches, schools, estates, railway stations, cemeteries, bridges, and more. Do you have a suggesti...

Discover more about some of Shellharbour's most well-known people. Do you have a suggestion for a person who should be added to this collection? Please contact us by clicking on the 'more' ...

Discover more about your local and family history by searching Shellharbour Council's archives including building registers, rate and valuation books.

Discover more about our City's history by viewing and listening to our series of 'Shellharbour Snapshots', short digital films podcast featuring places, people and events.

Discover more about some of Shellharbour's most well-known families. Do you have a suggestion for a family that should be added to this collection? Please contact us by clicking on the 'mor...

Discover more about our City's history by listening to our Shellharbour Veteran's podcasts, funded by the NSW Government. Thanks for sharing your stories, Mark, Andrew, and Lachlan, it was a...

Shellharbour Municipal Council was proclaimed 4 June 1859, after 200 residents signed a petition for form a local government. At the first hustings, nine Alderman were elected - Robert Wilso...

The Tongarra Heritage Society existed from 1987 to 2022. Its aims and objectives were to identify, preserve and promote our local heritage, actively support the functioning of the (then) Tongarra...

Challenge yourself with an online jigsaw puzzle, with images from Shellharbour City Museum's historic photo collection. Click on an image to go to each puzzle. You can change the number of pi...

Henry (Harry) Thomas began farming at 'Clover Hill' in 1894. 'Clover Hill' was a mountainside property, with road access about 2 miles up Macquarie Pass. Henry married Mary James from Shellhar...