Cringila - Timeline
| 1817 | Robert Jenkins was granted 1000 acres of land, called 'Berkeley Estate', in January 1817. Cringila was later developed on part of this land |
| 1913 | Construction of the direct railway line from Port Kembla to Wollongong begins |
| 1920 | Passenger services begin on the railway line from Port Kembla to Wollongong |
| 1926? | Land on the Steeltown Estate advertised for sale |
| 1926 | Charles Hoskins purchases 400 acres of land at Port Kembla to develop a steelworks |
| 1928 | Hoskins Steelworks commenced production with the opening of the No. 1 blast furnace |
| 1930's | Opening of the Belvedere housing estate at Cringila |
| 1934 | Charles Hippisley opened a mixed business and unofficial post office in Newcastle St, Cringila |
| 1935 | Steeltown School opened in Flagstaff Road about 150 metres east of Lake Avenue |
| 1935-36 | First mention of Cringila Railway Station in report of the Commissioner for Railways |
| 1942 | Steeltown Public School students relocated to Berkeley Public School as gun emplacements had been built adjacent to Steeltown School to protect the Steelworks from enemy attack |
| 1943 | National Emergency Service Hall opened |
| 1946 | Steeltown School transferred to Warrawong Public School in Cowper Street and the old Steeltown school was shut down |
| 1947 | Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd to erect a single men's hostel costing forty four thousand pounds under the migration program |
| 1952 | Railway bridge was built to provide access from Cringila Station to the Steelworks |
| 1957 | Cringila Primary School established |
| 1974 | Task Force established by Immigration Minister to study problems of Migrants at Cringila |
| 1976 | Opening of Cringila Community Hall |
| 1979 | Official opening of new accommodation at Cringila Public School by Mr Bedford, Education Minister |
| 1988 | Ranger appointed for Cringila Park |
| 1988 | Former BHP coal wash site acquired by Council for transformation into community park |
| 1996 | Over 600 trees planted at Cringila Park by 60 LEAP participants as part of Youth Week activities |
Last Modified: 5/09/2008
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