Lost Wollongong

Local men, including Jim Spears, standing on the corner of Wentworth Street and Darcy Road, Port Kembla, with the Post Office, Commonwealth Bank and Whiteway Theatre, in January 1948 (MLNSW) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Port Kembla, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbXBXYlvrth/?utm_medium=tumblr

Who remembers when your fuel was pumped for you and they had reusable oil bottles and kero pumps? Tom and Dianne at the Oak Flats Service Station 1971 @shellharbourhistoryinphotos JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney https://www.instagram.com/p/CbUVnZvPpDB/?utm_medium=tumblr

Local motorcycle lads hanging out outside Babridges Footwear on Crown Street in the 1950's (MLNSW) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Wollongong CBD) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbRyfJmvDyZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Summer Sun - Austinmer Surf Life Savers in 1939 (Wollongong City Libraries) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Austinmer Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbMnt9hPBAJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

A Kiama bound local steam train from Wollongong departing Bombo in the early 1960's (ARHS) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Bombo Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbKFpOHPrM3/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Australian Iron & Steel No 2 Merchant Mill on Five Islands Road at Cringila in 1976 (MLNSW) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Cringila, New South Wales, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbHovWhvmj0/?utm_medium=tumblr

Who loved the Wollongong Showground Markets? Shoppers hunting for a bargain at the Wollongong Showground Markets on the 7th December 1979 (Wollongong City Libraries) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Wollongong CBD) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbCfAVbv41U/?utm_medium=tumblr

Visit the Illawarra Museum Wollongong this weekend! @illawarramuseum Discover more about the Illawarra's history in the heart of Wollongong this Sunday from 12pm to 3pm The museum is located in Wollongong's historic post office at 11 Market Street and houses large range of exhibits including furnished rooms, a farm shed, blacksmith’s shop, an air raid shelter, a traditional corner shop and an old school classroom for the kids! Find out more today at www.illawarramuseum.com #illawarramuseum #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca_pwZ3PUiY/?utm_medium=tumblr

Tourists turning off a dusty Princess Highway into Sublime Lookout at speed in 1927 (SLNSW) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Sublime Point) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca9VjDTPNhH/?utm_medium=tumblr

A railway poster from the 1930's featuring Stanwell Park on the south coast line (Transport Heritage NSW) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Stanwell Park, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca6ugClvs8e/?utm_medium=tumblr

A John J Hill bus service passing the Port Kembla steelworks on Five Islands Road at Cringila in 1970 (Ian Lynas) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Cringila, New South Wales, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca4DaH0PHa9/?utm_medium=tumblr

The old Strand Theatre on Railway Street, Corrimal in 1930, featuring 'The Lady Lies' and 'The Virginian'. It closed in 1965 and was demolished to make way for Corrimal Court (Bill Parkinson collection) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca1afU3P3jZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

1975 - The year Wollongong's CBD changed forever with the opening the new Crown Central shopping center (now Wollongong Central) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Wollongong CBD) https://www.instagram.com/p/CawV-SsPd2e/?utm_medium=tumblr

To celebrate Resin Brewing's 2nd birthday, let's look back at the classic 1880's guest house at Bulli from its early days, to a private residence and today's brewery JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Resin Brewing) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cat3UHnPOip/?utm_medium=tumblr

Who remembers some of the massive storms that have washed entire Illawarra beaches away? 🌊⛈ A massive storm washed away Wollongong Beach right up to the original Wollongong Life Saving Club in 1964 (Wollongong City Libraries) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Wollongong Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CarF6SUvHsp/?utm_medium=tumblr

Who remembers seeing Midnight Oil around the Illawarra's pubs and clubs in the 80's and 90's? Midnight Oil, Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow 1986 JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney https://www.instagram.com/p/CamAuiyPOne/?utm_medium=tumblr

The incredible view over Bombo Beach from the Princes Highway in the early 1980's (Helen Grant) JOIN OUR LOST WOLLONGONG FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY - LINK IN BIO 🔗 Discover more about the Illawarra's history and museums at www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #wollongongcbd #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries @shellharbourcitycouncil @destination_nsw @sydney (at Bombo Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaeT7WDP0Rx/?utm_medium=tumblr