Company serviced the south coast and Illawarra by ship transporting passengers and goods from the 1850s to the 1950s. The NSW TrainLink South Coast Line services Berry station before it terminates at Bomaderry railway station, situated approximately 123 km south of Sydney on the northern side of the Shoalhaven River. Bus services operate to locations south of Nowra. The South Coast region is traversed by the Princes Highway which links Sydney and Melbourne by the coast, but is longer than Hume Highway which is the direct route between the two cities. The region is reached from Canberra to the west by the Kings Highway. Road linkages north to Sydney were only completed in the second half of the twentieth century when the Clyde River was bridged at Batemans Bay in 1956. Before that a punt was used to cross the river. The bridge at Narooma had been completed in 1931 and was the first major bridge constructed on the Princes Highway by the Main Roads Board as part of its efforts to develop the Princes Highway which had been opened in 1920. Towns Major towns on the South Coast include: City of Shoalhaven towns include: Berry, Nowra, Ulladulla, Milton, Mollymook, Lake Conjola, Culburra Beach The Eurobodalla Shire towns of Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma. It also includes Tilba where the Australian TV series River Cottage Australia was filmed. The Bega Valley towns of Bega, Merimbula, Pambula and Eden. It also includes Cobargo home of the annual folk music festival. References External links South Coast Travel Guide South Coast Secrets Regions of New South Wales