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CENTENARY TIMELINE ...for Sutherland Shire

Sutherland Shire Council, Locked Bag 17, Sutherland 1499 Phone: 02 9710 0333 Fax: 02 9710 0265

Email: [email protected] Web: www.sutherland.nsw.gov.au

published April 2006

1844 Old Illawarra Road opens1849 John Connell dies1856 John Connell Laycock land available for sale1860 Fernleigh cottage built by John Connell Laycock1861 John Connell Laycock - sells land to Thomas Holt1864 Government ferry service established crossing Georges River at Tom Uglys Point1865 Port Hacking Road surveyed1866 Government Road constructed from punt to Old Illawarra Road at Engadine1870 Legislative Assembly voted 400 pounds toward the formation of road from landing

l f t t i t t B lli M t i1873 Deputation on assistance for improvements for road to Wollongong1878 Samuel Gray buys land between Como and Sutherland (later Jannali)1879 National Park opens1880 Stapleton Family arrive1881 Sylvania subdivision open for inspection;

Holt-Sutherland Land Company Ltd formed1882 Kurnell township released; First land sales at Sutherland1883 Post Office opened at Sylvania1884 Como and Sylvania Post offices open1885 Intercolonial Land and Investment Company formed1886 Illawarra Railway line opened to Sutherland;

Branch Line into National Park opens; First military camp held in National ParkFirst mail facilities provided at Sutherland Railway Station

1887 Survey plan for parish road to be opened (near Port Hacking Road)1888 Casual Labour Board 5000 men at work in the National Park building roads1889 Second Progress Report from Select Committee Legislative Assembly work of

unemployed at Holt-Sutherland Estate; 1890 Port Hacking Road reported as having been a road for many years but only newly

made

1800s





1900-1910 Year Event Council1900 First official post office and residence at

Sutherland1901 School at Audley opens1902 Menai Public School opens1903 Yowie Bay Hotel begins operation; Allen buys

cottage :"Moombarra": Matson's Pleasure Grounds opens

1904 Matson's Pleasure Grounds hall built; Fish Hatchery at Cabbage Tree Basin (Bundeena)

1905 Japanese Fleet visit Matson's Pleasure Grounds; Miranda Progress Association formed

1906 Tourist agency set up at Sutherland; public meeting held to discuss need for trams -tramway league formed: Fish Hatchery established by Harold Dannevig

7th March Sutherland Shire incorporated; First meeting 18th June at the Miranda School of Arts; temporary councillors were Atkinson,Best,Judd, McAlister and Thacker, Mr William Charles Danne provisional Shire Clerk First shire election 24th NovemberElected Judd,Cook,Hill,Hyndman,McAlisterFirst meeting 5th DecemberMr J Sparkes, government maintenance man transferred to Council

1907 Tom Uglys Punt and Illawarra Road from punt to Bulli Pass declared a national work. Deputation from tramway league to Minister in May. Deputation to Minister about Woronora Bridge

Council takes over roads and bridges (except Tom Uglys Ferry)

1908 Waterfall Sanatorium (now Garrawarra Hospital) opens as a TB hospital; motor bus comes to the ShireMethodist Church (later Cronulla Library) erected at CronullaThe Sutherland/Cronulla Tramway Act passed

Inaugurated sanitary and garbage service10 acres leased in Dolans Road for nightsoil depotEmbarked on a scheme of advertising the area

1909 New Clubhouse for Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club opened

Holt-Sutherland Estate Company makes a gift of land for Council Chambers

1910 Grays Point first subdivided into residential lotsCronulla Public School opens

Mr William Gillyard Roberts appointed part time sanitary inspector





1911-1920 Year Event Council1911 Boston tar baby (Sam Langford) at Boyle's Hall.

Water supply to Miranda via Tom Uglys Point to supply steam tram, in addition to 121 houses; First residential subdivision of Taren Point takes placeSutherland to Cronulla steam tramway opensThe first military wireless message transmitted from Heathcote April, 20

Sanitary service commences at SutherlandMr J Hughes appointed the first life saver by the Council at Cronulla

1912 Woronora Bridge opened - part of a route to connect infantry camp at Liverpool with artillery camp at Heathcote; Sutherland Brick Company opens at Kirrawee; Bus service between Sutherland to Gymea Bay commences; "By the Water Estate"(Oyster Bay) subdivision

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Competitive designs were invited from architects for a council chambers

1913 A new Clubhouse opens for Cronulla Surf Life saving club Mr Robert Wickham appointed bookkeeper (replacing Mr Fred Milner)

1914 Temporary closure of the FisheriesNew dressing pavilion for women erected at Cronulla

Contract let to William Crawford to erect the new Council Chambers. Mr E Vennard was the architect

1915 Bundeena Ferry service opens; Bus service established from Taren Point to Cronulla and between Gymea and Sutherland(Gough)Deputation from Shire to Minister 9th Feb to discuss water supply

Construction of new Council Chambers at Eton Street (occupied in July)Mr Fred Dwyer advanced to Shire Overseer and Mr John Lawless appointed Park Ranger and lamp lighter for Cronulla

1916 Julius and Poole (consulting engineers) engaged to report on electricity in Cronulla; Government service ferry commences at Taren Point; Passenger ferry between Gunnamatta Bay and Simpson's Hotel commencesSutherland Telephone exchange establishedSecond deputation wait on the Minister on 17th February to discuss water supplyBus service established between Taren Point and Cronulla

1917 Electric light service opened for Cronulla 89 consumers provided by AT RobinsonFirst macadamised road in Shire (Surf Road, Cronulla)Bus service between Rockdale and Cronulla

Councillors increased to 9 in numberMr J Hoggan appointed Council's consulting electrical engineer

1918 Yowie Bay Hotel closesGwawley Bay sold by the Holt family

1919 Cronulla Ocean Wharf opens;Flu pandemic Yowie Bay Hotel set up as hospitalCronulla Municipality proposal

Local Government Act revisedCouncillor Hand prepared a comprehensive scheme for replanning Cronulla Village

1920 Larger punt in service at Tom Uglys Point; Council in preliminary talks regarding electricityCronulla Golf Club formed





1921-1930 Year Event Council1921 Public Works Committee meeting to take

evidence in support of water supply scheme for the ShireSteam driven punt for Tom Uglys PointPrinces Highway namedSutherland War Memorial unveiled

First seawall on seafront at Cronulla Park

1922 Seawall officially openedMaking of the Sutherland to Liverpool road (via Mena) recommenced

Responsible for control of Lugarno FerryHorse and sulky used by Overseer Dwyer replaced by a Ford Motor Car (the first motor vehicle acquired for use by staff)

1923 Georges River Act passed which permitted Council to raise loan to finance construction of a bridgeMen's Dressing Pavilion opened (architect Mr

Mr Joseph Hayes appointed Impounding Officer

1924 Mr Hoggan, electrical engineer prepared scheme for reticulation of electricity throughout Shire; Steamship service to Cronulla ceases

Mr J Griffin consulting engineer dies and is replaced by Mr J Harrison

1925 Council approaches Water Board direct and in November a scheme is agreed on; bus route duplicates tram route Sutherland to Cronulla; "Sandy Point Estate" createdNorth Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club formed18th November the Water Board adopts the Upper Woronora Scheme to supply water to Sutherland and Cronulla

Council purchase electricity plant from contractor; Council renews application for water scheme

1926 Electricity service switched on; Electrification of the Railway Line to LoftusErection of Court house at the corner of Boyle and Merton StreetThe Cecil Hotel built at Cronulla

1927 Construction of Tom Uglys bridge commences

Mr R Wickham resigns as Deputy Shire ClerkDonald Ferguson appointed in his place but resigns

1928 Cronulla Municipality proposalSutherland Intermediate High School opens

David R Kirkby appointed Deputy Shire ClerkMr Thomas Lingwood Thompson took duties as Shire EngineerMr J Macfarlane retires as Shire ClerkDavid Kirkby appointed Shire ClerkMr A B Polin engaged to prepare plans for an addition to Council Chambers

1929 Tom Uglys Bridge completed The extensions to the Chamber open in March. The new building incorporated the original structure built in 1915 which had never officially opened.

1930 Official opening of Sutherland Intermediated High School

Mr Walter Cooper appointed Health Inspector





1931-1940 Year Event Council1931 Tram Service for passengers ceases;

Water supply scheme completed and water made available from November; Bardsleys bus service - Sutherland to Cronulla and Hurstville to Cronulla; Railway Station opens at Jannali

Rationing of staff due to the Depression

1932 Engadine Crown Land Subdivision opened by Government

1934 Crematorium opened1935 Resumption of construction of Woronora Dam

1936 Reinforced concrete water reservoir was erected at Sutherland to provide reserve storage for Cronulla during any interruption

Mr Charles Elliot retires from position of gardener. He was responsible for layout of gardens at Sutherland and Cronulla

1938 CSIRO Marine Biological Station opens at Hungry PointElectricity turned on at Engadine and Heathcote

1939 Use of Engadine Weir discontinuedExtensive bushfires in various parts of the ShireCronulla Municipality proposalEstablishment of Boys' Town at Engadine by Father DunleaCommencement of the construction of the Heathcote RoadOpening of the Sutherland to Cronulla Railway

1940 Armco works established





1941-1950 Year Event Council1941 Militia units stationed throughout the Shire in

camps. A large military camp established at Loftus, National Park

Thomas Thompson, Shire Engineer resignsMr John Harrison appointed Shire EngineerMr Walter Cooper enlistedWilliam Gillyard Roberts, first Shire Health Surveyor dies

1946 Housing Commission asks for a list of suitable land; extension of electricity to Bundeena

1947 Bus service between Cronulla and Kurnell Department of Main Roads takes over control of the Georges River Bridge

1949 Bundeena Public School opened; Cronulla declared an area where flats could be erected

1950 Opening of the new North Cronulla Surf Club by the Governor on 18th November





1951-1960 Year Event Council1951 Caltex plan for Kurnell mooted; Community

Hotel proposal1952 Caltex settles on Kurnell site; Methodist

church at Bundeena; Work on sewerage scheme;

Toll ceases to be collected from the Georges River Bridge

1953 AOR payment to Council for road to Kurnell mid June road to open to public. The first sod was turned officially on 28th FebruaryCourthouse at Sutherland officially opened on 29th October

The Sutherland Library was opened in NovemberOfficial opening of the Council suite (converted storeroom) on 17th October

1954 Water supply to main part of Engadine; Parke Davis opens as part if suburbanisation of workplaces

Beginning of enlarged Council of 15 members and five ridings

1955 Heathcote controversy Committee set up to examine Community Hotel proposal; Lucas Heights established; National Park renamed Royal National ParkGas turned on 28th September

Council's Electricity Department transferred to Sydney County Council (now Energy Australia)

1956 Community Hotel proposal abandoned; Oyster Bills and Colony Club at Sylvania closed

Council celebrates 50 years with celebrations from 29th September to 13th October

1957 Council regulates surf board riding1958 Water supply to Bundeena1959 Woolworths opens in Cronulla; Sylvania Hotel

opens1960 23rd July official turning on of water supply to

Menai





1961-1970 Year Event Council1961 Menai's green belt zoning suspended; Cronulla Hotel built

(directly in front of old hotel); McDowells Department store built

1962 Road to Bundeena completed; Residential subdivision begins in Kareela

1963 First stage of Sylvania Waters offered for sale1964 Miranda Fair opens; Bonnet Bay begins

1965 Captain Cook Bridge opens Council finalises first town plan

1966 First blocks of land at Bonnet Bay put up for sale

1969 Bonnet Bay





1971-1980 Year Event Council1971 IDO No 23 over 1984 hectares in Menai,

10,000 blocks of land releasedDraft Planning Scheme

1972 Development of Menai begins; Duplication of Illawarra Railway line and new Como Railway Bridge

1973 Building starts on first stage; Alfords Point Bridge opens

1974 Dune stabilisation program launched at Wanda; Illawong commences

1975 First subdivision; Towra Point Reserve established; Urban development begins at Bangor

1976 Oyster Bay shopping centre opens; Kareela School opens;

1977 Construction of shops at Kareela

1979 Bonnet Bay school opens; Further crown land sales at Menai; First large scale development of Menai

1980 First large scale development residential subdivision at Illawong; Bonnet Bay shopping centre opens

Council recommends to State Planning and Environment Committee that sand mining cease





1981-1990 Year Event Council1981 New Woronora Bridge opens; Housing

Commission purchases 276 blocks at Menai; Stage ten of Bonnet Bay released

1982 Land to be released by NSW Land Commission at Illawong; Bangor shopping centre opens

1983 Southgate Shopping Centre opens; Bonnet Bay Shopping Centre opens

1984 First development at Alfords PointElectrification of railway line from Sutherland to Waterfall

1985 Kurnell Action Committee formed to oppose Bayer; Landcom releases 113 lots at Woronora Heights(also officially named)

1986 First large scale development at Lucas Heights; Illawong shopping centre opens

Sandy point Community Centre opened

1987 Development application for the redevelopment of "The Cecil Hotel" approved; Second Georges River Crossing Bridge at Tom Uglys Point opensRailway overpass at Grand Parade Sutherland opened in April

Rapid Rail Big Bin Garbage service introduced in March

1988 The Cecil Hotel demolished except for façadeSutherland Shire hosts the National Surf Life Saving Championships

Cronulla Plaza openedFastrack system for building applications introducedBicentennial playground opened at CronullaCroyden Street Carpark at Cronulla opened

1989 Cronulla Pacific Hotel proposed for Cronulla Workers site rejected by Minister; Cronulla Bicentennial Plaza officially opened

Cronulla Plaza officially opened on 25 Feb 1989

1990 Mini cyclone in AugustCaptain Cook Drive between Elouera Road Cronulla and Kurnell reconstruction completed

Linfox awarded the contract to undertake garbage collection serviceCouncil constructed Menai Road deviation/Akuna Avenue Bypass Bangor officially opened in December





Year Event Council1991 Development application submitted

by Waster Management Authority to expand the Menai tip

Establishes Environmental Science UnitCronulla Rock pool reconstruction officially opened

1992 Peace Park including Chuo City Garden officially openedDevelopment application to expand Menai Tip withdrawn

Inaugural multicultural event of Fiesta in SeptemberEric Hirst Memorial Acquatic Centre (Sutherland Leisure Centre)openedCouncil buys out garbage contractor LinfoxBus/rail interchange at Sutherland designed and built by Council

1993 Westfield Miranda expanded Local Government Act revised: area to remain known as Sutherland ShireNew Central Library Sutherland opened in Belmont Street (officially opened 19 March 1994)Bush care officer appointed

1994 Bushfire disaster results in the loss of one life and loss of property

Menai Town centre officially opened 27 February

1995 Menai tip not to be extended Council purchases Brinsley's Joinery Works to operate as a working heritage joinery

1996 Barden Ridge (part of Lucas Heights) named

First stage of Hazelhurst completed

1997 Bushfires sweep through the west of the Shire in December, ten homes lost

Hazelhurst Retreat opened in August

1998 First ever Opera on the Beach in JanuaryCouncil launches a major campaign to save Botany Bay known as Reclaim the Bay

1999 Fielding report into Council's housing strategy vindicates councilImplementation of the closed circuit television system at Cronulla

2000 Woronora Medium Level Bridge opened officially on December 17

Hazelhurst Regional gallery officially opened

2001 Bushfires at Christmas Greeeweb Officer appointed to manage greenweb strategy

2003 First intake of tenants for Council's business accelerator (SSHED) at LoftusThe Ridge Driving Range opens DecemberBali memorial in peryamn Palce Cronulla dedicated in September

1991-2006

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