Location
The locality of Avon is defined as a suburb of the City of Wollongong and Wingecarribee Shire: “a locality within Metropolitan Catchment Area on the western side of Illawarra Range about 4km west of Wongawilli and about 5km northwest of Avondale”. (Wikipedia)
History
Construction of the dam wall on the Avon River commenced in 1921 and was completed in 1927. In 1963, the water supply was diverted to meet the increasing needs of the Illawarra region and now supplies all of the Wollongong area. (Wikipedia)
Places of Interest
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