Town file
Nowra, New South Wales
Nowra, New South Wales (New South Wales, Australia) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 392, "The Face Of Evil" (27 May 2023). The episode is set in Nowra, a town of 22,584 people in the South Coast region of New South Wales, about a hundred miles from Sydney.
- Town
- Nowra
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Episodes
- 392
- Approximate location
- -34.874, 150.600
Episode 392 / 27 May 2023 / 69 min / express
The Face Of Evil
"James says they are going to Nowra, in the South Coast region of New South Wales, about a hundred miles from Sydney" about 0:04:13
The case: Murders of Gregory Hosa and Catherine McKay (January 28, 2006). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 22,584
- Median household income
- about 50,000 Australian dollars
History, in brief
- Nowra was originally known to Europeans as Nowranna Woorunna (given as 'no ru na woo-ru'); the indigenous Australians pronounced it 'nawa nawa', said to be the Aboriginal word for the black cockatoo. about 0:05:56
- In 1824 an ex-convict named Mary Reibey applied for a land grant in the area on the southern side of the Shoalhaven River. about 0:06:28
- The Nowra township was recognised in 1852. about 0:06:43
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A good working area: great cafes, food and coffee, nice businesses, pleasant locals, easy to get around, road and bridge upgrades coming, lots of good schools and still affordable real estate; a professional thinking of moving should do it."about 0:07:22
2 stars
"'Shabby CBD' stuck in a 1950s time warp: wants the main street pedestrianised, complains of high gutters, no wheelchair access and outdated retailers, and wants Stockland bulldozed, the hospital and ambulance moved to South Nowra and the CBD extended toward the river."about 0:08:00
"A reviewer calls the whole of Nowra a complete dump, east, south, north and west, says they moved there 19 years ago because Sydney house prices were too expensive and have regretted it every day."about 0:09:08
"The same reviewer adds a second review saying the place is boring, too laid back, outdated and backwards."about 0:09:32
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Aberdeen, New South Wales188 miles
- Goomboorian, Queensland622 miles
- Woodside, South Australia664 miles
- Kawaihae, Hawaii5170 miles
- Kihei, Hawaii5180 miles
- Hilo, Hawaii5186 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.