Location
Balgownie is a small suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Balgownie lies to the northwest of the Wollongong CBD. It stretches from the lower slopes of Mount Keira along the Illawarra escarpment to the base of the Broker’s Nose promontory. To the east, Balgownie is bordered by the light industrial and commercial suburb of Fairy Meadow. (Wikipedia)
History
Balgownie has a similar history to many towns on the NSW south coast. When first settled in the 19th century, Balgownie was the centre of local logging, coal mining and farming industries. With the economic and population growth of the 20th century, Balgownie was overtaken by the expanding urban sprawl and transformed from a small country hamlet to a residential suburb.
Sites of interest include the Balgownie Public School’s museum, The Bally Pub, Balgownie Village Patisserie (formerly Kristian’s Bakery), and the war memorial. This war memorial will have extensive developments during the next few years.
The area features the oldest active soccer club in Australia, Balgownie Rangers, founded in 1883. (Wikipedia)
Places of Interest
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