Yallah - Timeline
| 1817 | Major Johnstone received a grant of 1500 acres known as 'Macquarie Gift'. |
| 1823 | William Browne was granted 3000 acres in one grant and 800 acres in another in 1823. The property was known as 'Athanlin' but was better known as Yallah. |
| 1829 | Henry Osborne received a 2560 acre grant in the Dapto District known as Marshall Mount' |
| 1833 | Henry and Sarah Osborne settled at Marshall Mount in 'Pumpkin Cottage' under fairly primitive conditions. |
| 1834 | The Main South Coast Road was marked out through 'Athanlin' (Yallah) |
| 1839 | Henry Osborne became one of the original 'Overlanders' driving a mob of sheep, cattle and horses to Adelaide. |
| 1840's | Henry Osborne went on adding to his estates securing 'Calderwood' Avondale', 'Athanlin', 'Exmouth' and numerous other smaller grants. His estate extended from Mullet Creek to the Macquarie Rivulet. |
| 1841 | The property 'Penrose' was settled in 1841 and the house 'Penrose Villa' was built in 1852 from bricks made on the property. This house was the home of Evan Evans and his descendents, well known in the Illawarra as expert dairymen. |
| 1841 | Marshall Mount House was completed and was known as one of the finest houses in the Illawarra. |
| 1843 | Henry Osborne became one of the founders of the early Illawarra Dairy Industry and had a private show of high grade cattle which gave the incentive to establish the first Illawarra Agricultural Association |
| 1859 | The school at Marshall Mount was opened |
| 1859 | Henry Osborne died leaving his large estate to his family |
| 1866 | Marshall Mount Road was made a public road and the creek crossing became a problem for the Central Illawarra and Shellharbour Council's. |
| 1870's | Dairying was the primary industry in Yallah |
| 1887 | Yallah Railway Platform was opened and a road from Marshall Mount to Yallah was built. |
| 1890 | Hamilton Osborne sold off the remaining 3300 acres of 'Marshall Mount' in twenty two lots ranging from 86 to 290 acres. |
| 1890-1950 | Dairying continued in Yallah by such families as the Evans of 'Penrose'. |
| 1945 | The most significant industry operating in the Dapto area after WWII was the Parrish Meatworks at Yallah |
| 1952 | The first section of the Tallawarra Power Station was commisioned, four years after its construction was announced. |
| 1954 | Tallawarra Power Station commenced operation. |
| 1961 | Tallawarra Power Station was in full operation. |
| 1966 | The main substation at Yallah was completed and a wrecking yard on the highway established. |
| 1970's | Two large meatworks were established on Yallah Bay Road. |
| 1987 | Yallah Meatworkd were closed because of encroaching residential developments. |
| 1989 | Tallawarra Power Station Closed |
| 1991 | Parrish Meat Supplies ceased operation |
| 1992 | A 200 lot residential subdivision and 18 hole golf course development at Yallah was proposed for the site south of the Macquarie Rivulet behind the former Tallawarra Power Station ash ponds. |
| 1992 | Yallah Woollshed opens as a bush dance barn. |
| 1999 | Submission made to the Geographical Names Board to change the boundries of Yallah and create the new suburb ‘Haywards Bay’, which would encompass the new ‘Haywards Bay Estate’. |
| 2002 | The site of the Tallawarra Power Station is proposed for a gas fired power station. |
| 2005 | Yallah Woolshed becomes the Yallah Roadhouse and operates as a live music venue. |
| 2006 | Construction of the new gas fired power station at Tallawarra by TRUenergy begins. |
| 2007 | Yallah Roadhouse closes its doors. |
Last Modified: 24/07/2008
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