Parish: Southend
County: Cumberland
Wombarra is a coastal village in the north of the Wollongong Local Government Area.
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Local communities of Aboriginal people were the original inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of Illawarra Land. Their dialect is a variant of the Dharawal language.
Before European settlement, the Aboriginal people of the region lived in small family groups with complicated social structures and close associations with specific areas.
Suburb boundaries do not reflect the cultural boundaries of the local Aboriginal community.
Traditional Custodians today are descendants of the original inhabitants and have ongoing spiritual and cultural ties to the Land and waterways where their ancestors lived.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1916 | New platform at Brown's Bridge named Wombarra |
| 1922 | Wombarra Progress Association formed |
| 1923 | Road from Main South Coast Road to railway station to be called Progress Road |
| 1924 | Wombarra post office established |
| 1934 | Wombarra Horticultural Society holds Autumn Show |
| 1934 | Houses at Wombarra and Scarborough affected by earth subsidence |
| 1950 | Landslips threaten homes between Wombarra and Coledale |
| 1954 | Wombarra Community Hall opened December |
| 1956 | Camping ground closed |
| 1961 | Flood damage on railway line causes landslide |
| 1963 | 18 year old attacked by shark |
| 1963 | Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church opened and dedicated on 28 April; replaces the small 80 year old St Patrick's Church at Clifton |
| 1969 | Memorial wall unveiled at Scarborough-Wombarra Bowling Club |
| 1976 | Campers given notice to stop camping at Wombarra Reserve |
| 2009 | New amenities block opened at Wombarra Beach |
Top image: Aerial view of Wombarra. See image details on our catalogue