Corrimal, New South Wales
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Corrimal is a northern suburb of the city of Wollongong
, New South Wales
, Australia
. Corrimal's CBD
is situated on the Princes Highway
, and several streets adjacent to it. The main shopping centres are Stockland Corrimal and Corrimal Park Mall next to the park on the highway. Outside this centre is an old locomotive that Corrimal is known for, the welcome signs featuring it. It ran on the Bulli Colliery Line (no longer existent) to Bellambi
Haven from 1909 to 1967. To the west is a lawn bowls club and a wealthy foothill neighbourhood of residences bordering bushland.
Corrimal is served by Corrimal railway station
on the South Coast Line
, located on Railway Street which connects the station to the heart of the town.
Immediately west of Corrimal railway station is the Corrimal Cokeworks
, open to the public on Tuesdays. The towers are a prominent local sight and can be seen from Wollongong
. The railway crosses the first level crossing north of Wollongong
immediately north of the station.
On the second Sunday in September Corrimal hosts the annual Spring Into Corrimal festival, which includes market stalls on the closed main streets, a parade, contest and other activities. 2009 was the 30th anniversary of the parade. In the 2007 festival the world's largest skateboard was displayed.
Corrimal has four primary schools and one high school. St Columbkille's Corrimal is Corrimal's leading Catholic School.There is also Corrimal Public School, The Illawarra Advestist School, Corrimal High and The South Coast School For Children with Autism.
which was known as Mount Corrimal (named after the Aboriginal Dreamtime warrior Kurimul) and now called Broker's Nose
.
The first industry and settlement at Corrimal was that of logging
, followed by mining operations. In 1830 the first grant of land was made, to James Martin, of 50 acres (202,343 m²). Corrimal was first recorded in 1839 when a grant was sold at Corrimal.
In 1834 the Bulli Parish road was made with convict labour, directed by Major Mitchell. In 1883 Thomas Bertram opened the Corrimal colliery, also known as the Corrimal-Balgownie Colliery.
Corrimal station opened in 1887. In 1887 bullock
teams stopped transporting coal from the mine to the railway, being replaced by a private colliery mine constructed by the Southern Coal Company, which had taken over operations from Bertram. In 1889 Broker's Nose Colliery was renamed Corrimal Colliery.
Streets ice cream
was founded there in the 1930s.
The colliery closed in 1985.
Wollongong, New South Wales
Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres south of Sydney...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Corrimal's CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
is situated on the Princes Highway
Princes Highway
The Princes Highway extends from Sydney to Port Augusta via the coast through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a distance of 1941 km or 1898 km via the former alignments of the highway ....
, and several streets adjacent to it. The main shopping centres are Stockland Corrimal and Corrimal Park Mall next to the park on the highway. Outside this centre is an old locomotive that Corrimal is known for, the welcome signs featuring it. It ran on the Bulli Colliery Line (no longer existent) to Bellambi
Bellambi, New South Wales
Bellambi is a suburb of Wollongong in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It has a station on the CityRail South Coast line.Bellambi is situated directly north of Corrimal and east of Russell Vale...
Haven from 1909 to 1967. To the west is a lawn bowls club and a wealthy foothill neighbourhood of residences bordering bushland.
Corrimal is served by Corrimal railway station
Corrimal railway station, New South Wales
-Image Gallery:...
on the South Coast Line
South Coast railway line, New South Wales
The South Coast Line is in the intercity region of Sydney's CityRail services. It serves the coastal region to the south of the Sydney metropolitan area including the Illawarra region, most notably the regional city of Wollongong, and extended services reach as far as Nowra in Shoalhaven.- Line...
, located on Railway Street which connects the station to the heart of the town.
Immediately west of Corrimal railway station is the Corrimal Cokeworks
Illawarra Coke Company
The Illawarra Coke Company is located in Coalcliff and Corrimal, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia where historically coal was mined on the slopes of the Illawarra escarpment. After the mines were closed, coke making still occurs on these sites...
, open to the public on Tuesdays. The towers are a prominent local sight and can be seen from Wollongong
Wollongong, New South Wales
Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres south of Sydney...
. The railway crosses the first level crossing north of Wollongong
Wollongong, New South Wales
Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres south of Sydney...
immediately north of the station.
On the second Sunday in September Corrimal hosts the annual Spring Into Corrimal festival, which includes market stalls on the closed main streets, a parade, contest and other activities. 2009 was the 30th anniversary of the parade. In the 2007 festival the world's largest skateboard was displayed.
Corrimal has four primary schools and one high school. St Columbkille's Corrimal is Corrimal's leading Catholic School.There is also Corrimal Public School, The Illawarra Advestist School, Corrimal High and The South Coast School For Children with Autism.
History
The suburb takes its name from a point on the bordering Illawarra escarpmentIllawarra escarpment
The Illawarra Escarpment is the fold created cliffs and plateau eroded outcrop mountain range west of the Illawarra coastal plain south of Sydney, Australia, enclosing the region known as the Illawarra which stretches from Stanwell Park in the north to Kiama, Gerringong and the Shoalhaven river in...
which was known as Mount Corrimal (named after the Aboriginal Dreamtime warrior Kurimul) and now called Broker's Nose
Broker's Nose
Brokers Nose or Mount Corrimal is the name of an outcrop of the Illawarra Escarpment west of Corrimal, New South Wales. Its summit is 440 metres above sea level and there is a television transmission tower atop it...
.
The first industry and settlement at Corrimal was that of logging
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
, followed by mining operations. In 1830 the first grant of land was made, to James Martin, of 50 acres (202,343 m²). Corrimal was first recorded in 1839 when a grant was sold at Corrimal.
In 1834 the Bulli Parish road was made with convict labour, directed by Major Mitchell. In 1883 Thomas Bertram opened the Corrimal colliery, also known as the Corrimal-Balgownie Colliery.
Corrimal station opened in 1887. In 1887 bullock
Ox
An ox , also known as a bullock in Australia, New Zealand and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration makes the animals more tractable...
teams stopped transporting coal from the mine to the railway, being replaced by a private colliery mine constructed by the Southern Coal Company, which had taken over operations from Bertram. In 1889 Broker's Nose Colliery was renamed Corrimal Colliery.
Streets ice cream
Streets (ice cream)
Streets Ice-cream is an Australian ice-cream brand owned by the multi-national company, Unilever.Streets was founded in Corrimal, New South Wales in the 1930s by Edwin 'Ted' Street and Gordon Rider and is now Australia's largest ice-cream manufacturer. Products were manufactured at a factory in the...
was founded there in the 1930s.
The colliery closed in 1985.
See also
- Broker's NoseBroker's NoseBrokers Nose or Mount Corrimal is the name of an outcrop of the Illawarra Escarpment west of Corrimal, New South Wales. Its summit is 440 metres above sea level and there is a television transmission tower atop it...
- Corrimal High SchoolCorrimal High SchoolCorrimal High School is a comprehensive high school located in East Corrimal in Wollongong, New South Wales. The school has been operating since 1951...
- Corrimal railway stationCorrimal railway station, New South Wales-Image Gallery:...
- East CorrimalEast Corrimal, New South WalesEast Corrimal is a northern seaside suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Predominantly residential, the suburb includes Corrimal High School and Corrimal East Public School, as well as Corrimal Beach and tourist park at the eastern end...