Scarborough - Timeline
| 1886 | Scarborough Hotel was built |
| 1891 | South Clifton (Scarborough) mine opened |
| 1903 | The South Clifton railway station was renamed Scarborough |
| 1911 | Scarborough Court House opened by A Elliott, S.M. |
| 1912 | Bazaar raises funds for Illawarra Cottage Hospital to be built midway between Coledale and Scarborough |
| 1913 | Foundation of a new "Central Public School" for Clifton and Scarborough being dug |
| 1914 | Scarborough surf club formed |
| 1914 | New public school opened at Scarborough by the Minister for Education to replace Clifton School |
| 1914 | Electric light switched on from Austinmer to Coledale, Scarborough and Clifton by Mrs Davidson |
| 1915 | Rifle Club formed |
| 1915 | Clifton Public School to be known as Scarborough Public School. |
| 1920 | South Clifton (Scarborough) mine closed. |
| 1922 | New Saint Paul's Scarborough Church of England opened. |
| 1926 | Scarborough swimming baths were built below the Presbyterian church by volunteer labour. |
| 1960 | 8 May, Scarborough - Wombarra Bowling Club opened. |
Last Modified: 30/01/2009
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