Koonawarra - Timeline
| 1816 | Richard Brooks was granted 1300 acres in 1816 known as 'Exmouth' also known by local aboriginal people as 'Koonawarra' |
| 1816 | William Browne was granted 3000 acres, the largest grant given to any one person by Governor Macquarie. The property was known as 'Athanlin' and extended from Koonawarra into Yallah. |
| 1820 | Willaim Browne's nephews Henry, Thomas and Cornelius O'Brien had developed 'Athanlin into a productive beef cattle property. |
| 1827 | William Browne was a founding member of the "Cattle Stealing Prevention Association" |
| 1830 | Alexander Harris visited 'Athanlin' or 'Exmouth' on the border of the 'Yalla Lake' |
| 1833 | William (Merchant) Browne died on the 7th October 1833 and was buried at Wollongong. Athanlin was bought by Henry Osborne and added to his Illawarra property. |
| 1840 | Parts of 'Athanlin' were developed by Henry Osborne into a dairy. Osborne established a fine dairy herd and was one of dairying's aristocracy in the 1840s. |
| 1843 | Major Mitchell, Surveyor General marked out a road southward crossing Mullet Creek and through the land of William Browne thus avoiding a considerable detour and a bad swamp crossing |
| 1887 | Brown's flour mill at Dapto was converted for use as a butter milk factory with two laval separators to process milk from local dairies. |
| 1887 | The Railway to Dapto opened |
| 1900-1964 | Koonawarra was a dairying community |
| 1964 | The Housing Commission bought significant acreage at Koonawarra to build an estate which would cater for public housing needs for the next three years. |
| 1970 | The Illawarra's newest housing commission settlement was established in Koonawarra |
| 1970 | Koonawarra Public School was opened reflecting the population growth in the area. |
| 1985 | Koonawarra Community Centre was officially opened |
| 1989-1991 | Koonawarra Bay is dredged and cleared of silt and waste deposition |
| 1995 | Koonawarra Bay Boating Facilities opened, these included a timber jetty, pedestrian paths, landscaping and picnic facilities. |
Last Modified: 12/09/2008
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