Johns River History

The Birds, Kidds, Hoggs, Crossinghams and more started to snap up land in the area.

What is in a Name?

Early settlers (according to several Johns River residents) referred to the lower part of the river as John's River, and the upper (above the tidal mark) as Stewart's River.    John Stewart and John Oxley of course had both surveyed the area.

Maltese and other workers laid rail through the area in 1917 on the day that Prince John died in England, the idiot son of King Edward.    Whatever the case, there are enough "John" associations with the location, but few definitive historical records have as yet come to light -- at least to us!

The Station at Station Street

Below:  Yard switch map at Johns River

From Graeme Skeet's Gallery on the NSW Rail website

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Progress Association History

Rather amusingly, a 1953 letter to Council in the Progress Assocation correspondance record indicates that the residents of Johns River would indeed be interested in having electricity should Council offer the service in the area!

Current member Wendy Bawn attended the last meeting of the First Association in 1983.