-
Cattle brought into area from Sydney
colony -
Oxley meets with cattlemen to
negotiate land grants -
Oxley named the Macquarie Rivulet
after the Governor after a visit -
Land owned by 4 main families –
Wentworth, Johnson, Hughes, Osborne -
Convict transportation ends – region
needs free settlers -
Hughes Estate (Albion Park) subdivided
and sold at auction -
Census counts 1,732 persons in the
entire Shellharbour area -
Concrete breakwater built at
Shellharbour -
Opening of railway (decline of shipping)
-
Agricultural Hall built (place for
weddings, shows, and recreation) -
New Council Chambers built in Albion
Park (moved from Shellharbour) -
Macquarie Pass officially opened