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Warrawong - Timeline
| 1934 | First houses |
| 1935 | Steeltown Public School opened (Flagstaff Road). Name of school changed to Warrawong Public School in 1946. School transferred to Cowper St site in 1946 |
| 1936 | First shop in shopping centre |
| 1936 | Commonwealth Hostel opened (later became Open Hearth Hotel) |
| 1936 | Post-office opened |
| 1940 | St Andrews Anglican Church, Cowper Street - built on land given by W.C. Wentworth (demolished 1999) |
| 1948 | Odeon Theatre opened |
| 1949 | Open Hearth Hotel (built 1936 as a boarding house for steelworkers) |
| 1960 | Warrawong Shopping Centre opens |
| 1960 | St Francis of Assisi School opens |
| 1972 | Warrawong High School opens |
| 1972 | Waghorn family opens the Gala Cinema (involved converting part of the the former Odeon Theatre which closed in 1971) |
| 1988 | Westfield Shoppingtown opens, includes a Hoyts multi cinema complex |
| 1988 | New library opens in Westfield Shoppingtown (combination of Warrawong, Berkeley and Pt Kembla libraries) |
| 2006 | Stormwater quality improvement device installed at Kully Bay |
Last Modified: 5/07/2008
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Local History Librarian
Phone:
4227 7418
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Fax:
4227 7553
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Level 1, 41 Burelli Street, Wollongong
Mail:
Locked Bag 8821, Wollongong, NSW 2500