| 1821 |
Cornelius O’Brien discovers and develops a track over the escarpment
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| 1828 |
James Stares Spearing settled on Paulsgrove Estate, later known as Mt Keera Estate. Mr Spearing had 2 water mills on the creek that ran through the estate. The creek variously known as Byarong, Byrarong, Millbrook or the Mill Brook.
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| 1856 |
Mr Geard constructs "Brighton Villa" on 30 acres of land fronting Mt Keira Road
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| 1843 |
“Keera Vale” Bukari Street was built for His Honor, Judge Therry, Member for Camden. Orginally built with sandstock bricks, the exterior was rendered with cement in the 1930’s
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| 1908 |
Rosemont Estate land sale. The estate covers Greenacre Road, Sperry Street, Urunga Parade, Rosemont Street, Hillcrest Street, Matthews Street, Northcote Street and New Dapto Road
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| 1913 |
Edmund Rice College closes Junior School in Crown Lane to combine with main campus on Keira Road
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| 1918 |
In the Subdivision of Gilmore Estate, the Vendor H.N Collins of Sydney set aside an area of over 7 acres as a public park “Gilmore Park”
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| 1928 |
Gunyah Estate land sale. Estate covers Rosemont Street, Urunga Parade, Dempster Street, Greenacre Road and Gilmore Street
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| 1938 |
Wyumba Estate land sale. Estate covers Fisher Street, England Street, Gilmore Street and Reserve Street
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| 1941 |
Little Flower Church established. It is a memorial to late Rev. J. P. Dunne : to be dedicated to the "Little Flower”
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| 1954 |
Opening of West Wollongong Primary School by the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron)
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| 1959 |
Opening of the Methodist church in Fisher St. Minister was Rev. C. M. Drury
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| 1959 |
Lindsay Park Public School opened
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| 1959 |
Opening of the Illawarra Grammar School, a Church of England school for boys, with an enrolment of thirty-two
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| 1961 |
Opening of £1-million Piccadilly Drive-in Shopping Centre
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| 1962 |
The new Christian Brothers college, costing £80,000 and known as Edmund Rice College was officially opened at West Wollongong.
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| 1962 |
The new brick extension to the Little Flower Parish School (St. Therese Catholic Primary School) was opened by the Catholic Bishop of Wollongong, Dr. T. McCabe
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| 1963 |
Opening of the non-official post office on Yellagong Street “Millbrook”
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| 1963 |
Primate of Australia, Archbishop Gough. officially opens the new St Mark's War Memorial Church of England
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| 1963 |
Major new housing development is commenced. It will eventually cover 330 acres and take up to 10 years to complete.
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| 1964 |
Inaugural meeting of the new West Wollongong Rotary Club. It is the ninth club formed by Wollongong Rotary Club, receiving the Charter from District Governor, Mr. Frank Moorhouse, of Nowra
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| 1964 |
Construction of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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| 1965 |
Division of the City of Greater Wollongong into 15 Wards. West Wollongong falls on the boundary of Ward 3
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| 1969 |
The Minister for Health, Mr Jago, officially opened the new $144,000 ambulance station. The station moved from Church Street where it had been since 1933 to Rosemont Street
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| 1975 |
Gilmore Estate land sale. Estate covers: Fisher Street, England Street, Gilmore Street and Reserve Street.
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