Located just to the east of Nowra, on the south bank of the Shoalhaven River, Terara history is closely woven with Prosper de Mestre and Mary Ann de Mestre née Black and family. Although Prosper de Mestre died in 1844, the family were instrumental in the development and growth of Terara, as they added three wharves, a church and established a steam-driven flour mill in 1856. Yet despite the importance of Terara being at that time larger and more important than nearby Nowra, when the Shoalhaven River flooded in 1870, the settlement shifted to Nowra, which was only 3 km to the west.¹

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