1804: Free settlers were granted land along the banks of New Town Rivulet. Flat rich soil. A government farm was established on what is now the cemetery.
New Town Bay was used as a rubbish dump.
1904: The New Town Town Board decided to rehabilitate the area.
Local residents wrote to the Marine Board, urging them to reconsider their plans.
1915: Reclamation began.
1918: EZ Zinc begins.
1920’s: Many market gardens and orchards are replaced by residential houses.
1954: The Save the Bay campaign advocated against the further reclamation of land at Cornelian Bay. However the reclamation programme took place and over 42 acres of land was reclaimed including the sites for the New Town Recreation Reserve, the Brooker Highway, the Sports Ground, the sewage treatment plant and oil installations.
1950’s: The storage of gas and petroleum products began at Self’s Point
1960: Stainforth Court flats were completed by the Housing Department.
New Town Bay was used as a rubbish dump.
1904: The New Town Town Board decided to rehabilitate the area.
Local residents wrote to the Marine Board, urging them to reconsider their plans.
1915: Reclamation began.
1918: EZ Zinc begins.
1920’s: Many market gardens and orchards are replaced by residential houses.
1954: The Save the Bay campaign advocated against the further reclamation of land at Cornelian Bay. However the reclamation programme took place and over 42 acres of land was reclaimed including the sites for the New Town Recreation Reserve, the Brooker Highway, the Sports Ground, the sewage treatment plant and oil installations.
1950’s: The storage of gas and petroleum products began at Self’s Point
1960: Stainforth Court flats were completed by the Housing Department.
