Scarborough, New South Wales

View of Wombarra from the Escarpment.

Scarborough is a small town on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. It sits in the Northern Illawarra region, south of Stanwell Park and north of Wollongong on a narrow stretch between the Illawarra escarpment and sea cliffs. It's immediate northern neighbour is Clifton. Scarborough hosts a number of surfing competitions. Scarborough Public School is the towns public school. The town used to be called South Clifton but in 1903, to avoid confusion between the railway stations, it was renamed.

History

The Scarborough Hotel, opened in 1887, still stands. It was named the Scarborough Hotel at the time, before the name stuck to the town itself. The South Clifton (Scarborough) Mine was opened in 1891 by the Illawarra Coal Company, and closed in 1921. From 1898 to 1908 a post office was operated at the railway station. In 1913 construction began on a Clifton-Scarborough public school, and finished in 1914. It was opened by the Minister for Education of the time. From 1 January, 1915, the Clifton Public School was renamed Scarborough Public School. In 1954 mechanical pillar extraction of coal commenced at Scarborough. In 1963 the jubilee of the school was celebrated. 34°16′S 150°57.5′E