Kanahooka - Timeline
| 1816 | Surveyor Meehan refers to Mullet Creek in his field book. 1300 acres granted to Richard Brooks known as "Exmouth" with a frontage to Lake Illawarra from Brooks Creek to near Tallawarra, extending west to Mullet Creek. |
| 1825 | Henry Brooks was given a land grant of 600 acres marked out in 1825 by Surveyor James McBrian - bordered by Lake Illawarra and Brooks Creek - roughly the Kanahooka Point area. |
| 1890 | Lake Illawarra Harbour Scheme proposed by parliament |
| 1892 | Abandonment of Lake Illawarra Harbour scheme announced in local press. |
| 1897 | The Smelting Company of Australia erected a smelting works on Kanahooka Point, providing employment for 350 people. |
| 1898 | The smelting works was in full operation treating lead, zinc, copper and gold from Broken Hill, Mount Morgan and Western Australia. |
| 1901 | The Mount Pleasant Coke works produced 100 tons per week for the Dapto smelter. |
| 1902 | "The Commisioner for Railways declared that Dapto was the most valuable station on the Illawarra line, its traffic being double that of Wollongong |
| 1905 | The Smelting works closed. The collapse of the works produced a temporary collapse of the town. |
| 1905-1960's | Kanahooka became a small dairying community |
| 1906 | The Australian Smelting Corporation commenced transfer of the Dapto Smelting works to Port Kembla. Work discontinued in 1907. |
| 1907 | Dapto Smelting Works were demolished. |
| 1962 | Kanahooka Point subdivision opened. 2100 home sites were released. |
| 1969 | Hayes Park Public School opened reflecting the population growth in Kanahooka |
| 1974 | Kanahooka High School opened with an intake of 400 first and second year students. |
| 1986 | Kanahooka boat ramp constructed at Lake Illawarra. |
| 1987 | The Lakeside Leisure Centre opened. |
| 1990 | Application lodged by Windsor Development to develop the ‘Illawarra Garden Estate’ comprising 300 project homes. Community concerns arise. The Land and Environment Court eventually decides in favour of the development. |
| 1992 | Council backs development of a new residential village for over 55s on the site of the old Dapto Smelting works. |
| 1993 | Windsor Developments commence construction of the Forest Grove Estate (formerly known as Illawarra Garden Estate). |
| 1994 | Plans for redevelopment and refurbishment of the Lakeline estate are released. |
| 2000 | Asbestos found at the Lakeline Estate, and clean-up program implemented. |
| 2001 | Illawarra Retirement Trust announces it will build a new 120 place aged care facility at the William Beach complex. |
| 2002 | Foreshore park at Kanahooka Point opens after works totaling $170,000. |
| 2005 | Kanahooka Lodge estate to be subdivided and the lodge sold after 20 years in the Primmer family. |
| 2007 | Lakeside Leisure Centre renovated and refurbished. |
Last Modified: 25/07/2008
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