Towradgi - History

According to a map in Henderson's Early Illawarra Towradgi was also known as "Towroger". A notice appeared in the Illawarra Mercury on 18 August 1856 advertising a dairy farm for sale at Towrodger, "formerly the property of Mr George Organ". Towradgi is a corruption of the aboriginal word "Kow-radgi" meaning "guardian of the sacred stones".

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Towradgi - Timeline

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Date Event 1796 White men first set foot on Illawarra soil on southern side of Towradgi Point on 26 March 1796  (Advertiser 17/3/1999) 1924 Murranar Estate subdivided (Ill. Mercury 28/11/1924) 1953 School established with two classes operating in temporary premises (Local Cuttings File) 1954 New Primary School opened (South Coast Times 3/5/1954) 1959-1960 Baby Health Centre near Towradgi Railway Station to be completed by June 1960 (Ill. Merc. 27/11/1959) 1964 Towradgi Rock Pool opened by Mayor Ald Squires (South Coast Times 12/10/1964) 1964 Towradgi Railway Bridge to be widened (South Coast Times 15/10/1964) 1967 Dedication of a Commemorative Wall & Drinking Fountain at Towradgi Park (Local Cuttings File) 1972 New classrooms and library to be constructed at Towradgi Public School (Ill. Merc. 17/3/1972) 1975 Towradgi Park Retirement Village opened (Ill. Merc. 8/2/1975) 1979 Official opening of Towradgi Surf Life Saving Club (Local Cuttings File) 1983 Illawarra Retirement Trust began admitting patients to the Towradgi Park Nursing Home's extension, named the Max Diment Wing (Ill. Merc. 7/7/1983) 1989 Towradgi Rock Pool closed indefinitely due to sand build-up (Ill. Merc. 30/5/1989) 1994 Blue Divers Bushcare Group formed by local residents (Local Cuttings File) 1997 Towradgi Surf Lifesaving Club celebrates 50th anniversary on October 4, 1997 (Local Cuttings File) 2001 Towradgi Park renamed to Ray Robinson Field (Ill. Merc. 21/6/2001) 2006 Towradgi Rock Pool reopened after being closed for more than two months for repairs  (Ill Merc 2/12/2006) 2010 Quality Suites Pioneer Sands hotel & conference centre opened in Carters Lane  (Ill Merc 13/7/2010)

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