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Woonona - Timeline
| 1770 | Attempted landing by Captain Cook near Collins Rock (Flat Rock), Woonona |
| 1856 | James Downie commences business as a Blacksmith at Woonona |
| 1857 | Woonona Mine opened by Thomas Hale |
| 1857 | First general store opened in Woonona |
| 1859 | Post Office established at Woonona |
| 1859 | Six foot seam of coal discovered near Woonona Post Office - worked in conjunction with Mr Hale's Bellambi mine |
| 1863 | Woonona Colliery closed |
| 1868 | Money order facilities were introduced at Woonona Post Office |
| 1871 | New Presbyterian Church opened |
| 1871 | A Branch of the Government Bank opened |
| 1885 | New Public School opened |
| 1888 | Road from main street to Woonona School formed and metalled |
| 1889 | Woonona mine re-opens after 25 years |
| 1890 | Woonona Infants School built |
| 1894 | Woonona Bowling Club founded - oldest Bowling Club in Illawarra |
| 1896 | Woonona Industrial Cooperative Society established |
| 1901 | Pendlebury's Brick Works established by Thomas Pendlebury |
| 1901 | Woonona Royal Hotel built |
| 1902 | Woonona School of Arts re-opened by Hon. W P Crick, Minister for Lands |
| 1903 | New Post Office opened by G W Fuller, MHR |
| 1904 | Industrial Co-operative - originally built as a bakery. |
| 1906 | Davidsons Polytechnic store and Molloys dwelling and timber yard destroyed by fire |
| 1908 | Woonona Baptist Church opened |
| 1912 | Princes Theatre built |
| 1915 | W A Pitman's Newsagency established |
| 1922 | Trains to call at Woonona Railway Station from 9 January |
| 1924 | Work begins on excavation of swimming baths at Collins Rocks to replace original pool constructed in 1901 |
| 1928 | Woonona Baths Pavilion opened |
| 1951 | Lakins supermarket opens in Woonona opposite co-op Head Office |
| 1955 | Firm of J E Pallier and Son Pty Ltd established at Princes Highway, Woonona. Specialised in the manufacture of sheet metal materials for the plumbing trade |
| 1955 | Housing Commission resumes 35 acres for housing at East Woonona |
| 1956 | Woonona Baby Health Centre opens on Princes Highway. Built on the site of the old Princess Theatre |
| 1960 | Opening of Woonona Bulli Returned Services Leagues Club |
| 1962 | Chesalon Home opened by Lady Hoskins |
| 2000 | Commonwealth Bank in Woonona closes |
Last Modified: 5/07/2008
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