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Why Dapto was more important than Thirroul (and likely forever will be)

Back in the 1800s the place to be in Wollongong was Dapto – Joe Davis thinks there’s a good chance that what was old will become new again. Photo: Joe Davis. Back in the 1830s, European Thirroul had not been invented and was not even a twinkle in Dapto’s eye. Despite Thirroul today possessing a “McCauley Street” and a “McCauley Park” and a “Samuel Close” (named after the McCauley patriarch Sam) back in Samuel McCauley’s day it didn’t exist. The …
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regionillawarra.com.au broke the news in on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
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