Coalcliff - Timeline
| 1797 | Coal found at Coalcliff by William Clarke and two other seamen who were the first white men to traverse the area on land |
| 1833 | Land grant known as 'Little Bullie' (later Stanwell Park) given to Matthew John Gibbons |
| 1878 | Coalcliff Coal Company created by John Robertson & Alexander Stuart |
| 1878 | Plan to build a road where the narrow bridge track existed around the cliff linking Bulli with Coalcliff and Stanwell Park |
| 1879 | Coalcliff landslip of 200 tons of earth and stones across the bridle track |
| 1879 | Post and Telegraph Office opened |
| 1879 | Men and machines landed at the jetty to work on the Coalcliff Road |
| 1879 | Miners Lodge formed at Coalcliff |
| 1879 | "S S Herga" and "S S Hilda" built in Glasgow and on their way to Australia |
| 1880 | Coalcliff has hotel licence but no policeman |
| 1880 | Construction of road is progressing |
| 1880 | Coalcliff Colliery company being formed |
| 1881 | Portion of Coalcliff Jetty carried away, to be replaced |
| 1881 | Mountainous seas again delay reconstruction of Coalcliff Jetty |
| 1881 | Landslips on road between Clifton and Judge Hargraves residence |
| 1882 | Pure water supply required for Coalcliff. Water to be supplied by company from the back of the mountain |
| 1882 | Coalcliff miners strike settled. Stuart, manager, conceded 3 pence per ton above other mines |
| 1883 | Charles Harper relinquished managership of the colliery to Charles Stuart, nephew of the member for the district |
| 1884 | Work commences on Coalcliff tunnel |
| 1885 | Death of J F Hargrave |
| 1886 | Death of Alexander Stuart |
| 1886 | Cliff road being fenced |
| 1887 | Third section of the Coalcliff tunnel opened |
| 1888 | New station at Coalcliff called North Clifton |
| 1888 | Trains commence on the railway to Coalcliff |
| 1909 | Coalcliff Colliery purchased by Coalcliff Colliery Pty Ltd |
| 1955 | Shaft being sunk at Coalcliff to connect the tunnel of the original Clifton mine |
| 1910 | Miners return to work at Coalcliff Colliery after 4 day strike |
| 1957 | Coalcliff Community Hall opened on Saturday 16 November |
| 1964 | Official opening of Leeder Park at Coalcliff by Alderman A Squires. The park was built on reclaimed swamp |
| 1970 | Clutha Development Co plan to build a mile-long coal loader off Coalcliff. Campaign against the proposal succeeds |
| 1991 | After 113 years of operation, Coalcliff mine is closed down permanently. |
| 2003 | Geotechnical investigations of Lawrence Hargrave Drive between Clifton and Coalcliff find the road to be unsafe. The road is closed pending tenders for a permanent solution. |
| 2003 | Construction of a new sewerage system for the local area commenced. |
| 2004 | RTA releases for public comment the preferred option for Lawrence Hargrave Drive. |
| 2005 | The new Seacliff Bridge is opened after major construction works totalling approximately $50 Million. |
| 2007 |
New Northern suburbs sewerage system completed. |
Last Modified: 28/08/2008
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