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Despite the delays, Parliament finally gave approval to the line on 2 March 1936, and a route with five new stations was surveyed that would connect with the main line at the southern side of Sutherland station. The new line was opened on 16 December 1939 by the Governor, Baron Wakehurst at a large ceremony at Cronulla Station.
The Cronulla line from Sutherland to Cronulla, which opened in 1939 replacing an earlier tram service; The Eastern Suburbs line from the Sydney CBD to Bondi Junction, which opened in 1979; Operationally and historically, the entire line from the Illawarra Junction at Redfern to its terminus in Bomaderry on the South Coast was known as the ...
On 9 March 1886, the line was extended to Waterfall. On 16 December 1939, Sutherland became a junction station with the opening of the Cronulla line. Although the electric wires continued south to Loftus and Royal National Park, until this was extended to Waterfall in 1980, Sutherland was the transfer station for services to Wollongong.
Thomas Holt (1811–88) owned most of the land that stretched from Sutherland to Cronulla in the 1860s. Holt built Sutherland House on the foreshore of Gwawley Bay in 1818, on the eastern side of Sylvania. After the Illawarra railway line was built to Sutherland in 1885, the area became popular for picnics and swimming. Many regulars rented ...
[22] [23] The line enters the Sutherland Shire, passing through Como station (which was moved to its present, new site with the opening of the new bridge in 1972), and Jannali before reaching Sutherland. At Sutherland, three platforms are provided. The Cronulla line branches off in an eastwards direction south of the station. The former short ...
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No. Name Seasons Games Wins Losses Draws Winning percentage Premiers Runners-up Minor premiers Wooden spoons 1: Ken Kearney: 1967−1969: 66: 14: 51: 1: 21.2% — — — 1967, 1969: 2
The 2013 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season is the 47th in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen , they competed in the NRL 's 2013 Telstra Premiership . The Sharks finished the regular season 5th (out of 16), thus reaching the finals for a second consecutive season.