O'Brien's Road

O'Brien's Road is a main road in the suburb of Figtree, New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 2.5 kilometres in length and is sealed with asphalt.

Transport

Premier Illawarra operates busses through O'Brien's Road every hour.

History

O'Brien's Road is one of the oldest roads constructed in the suburb of Figtree, New South Wales, Australia. O'Brien's Road was constructed in 1821 by Cornelius O'Brien. It runs between Mount Keira and Mount Kembla. O'Brien built the road because he had been looking for an easier way into the Illawarra district than the one Throsby Track at Bulli, which was dangerous due to its extreme steepness.

References

http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library/onlineresources/suburbprofiles/pages/mountkembla.aspx

- Shaw, 1970

Significant places and items of interest in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia

Commerce and industry

Industry	Appin West Australian Aerial Patrol Australian Hydrographic Service BlueScope Illawarra cattle Illawarra Coal Holdings Illawarra Coke Company Port Kembla Port Kembla Port Corporation

Shopping	Crown Street, Wollongong Dapto Mall Stockland Shellharbour Westfield Warrawong Wollongong Central

Education

Primary	Albion Park Balarang Bomaderry East Nowra Illaroo Road Milton Minnamurra Mount Terry Mount Warrigal North Nowra Nowra Nowra Hill Oak Flats Shell Cove St Mary's Star of the Sea, Milton St Michael's Catholic, Nowra St Paul's Catholic, Albion Park Terara

Secondary	Albion Park Bomaderry Corpus Christi Catholic, Wollongong Corrimal Dapto Elonera Montessori Figtree Illawarra Christian Illawarra Grammar Illawarra Sports Kanahooka Keira Kiama Lake Illawarra Nowra Nowra Anglican Nowra Christian Oak Flats Shellharbour Anglican Shoalhaven Smith's Hill St John the Evangelist Catholic, Nowra St Joseph's Catholic, Albion Park Warilla Wollongong Performing Arts

Tertiary	Illawarra TAFE University of Wollongong

Entertainment, culture and sport

Entertainment and culture

Sport

Rugby league	Berkeley Eagles Collegians Corrimal Cougars Dapto Canaries Group 7 Rugby League Helensburgh Tigers Illawarra Rugby League Illawarra Steelers Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs Nowra Warriors Nowra-Bomaderry Jets Port Kembla Blacks Shellharbour Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons Thirroul Butchers University of Wollongong Titans Warilla-Lake South Gorillas Western Suburbs Red Devils

Soccer	Albion Park White Eagles Dapto Dandaloo Fury FC South Coast A-League Bid South Coast United SC South Coast Wolves FC Wollongong United FC

Other sports	Illawarra Baseball League Illawarra Lions Illawarriors Jamberoo Action Park John Crehan Park North Dalton Park Shoalhaven Mariners Shoalhaven Tigers South Coast AFL Wollongong Hawks

Geography

General	Boyds Beach Illawarra Plains Kiama Blowhole Lake Illawarra Macquarie Valley

National parks and other conservation areas	Budderoo Macquarie Pass Morton Barren Grounds Nature Reserve Killalea State Park MacCabe Park Puckeys Estate Reserve Seven Mile Beach The Five Islands

Rivers	Avon Crooked Macquarie Rivulet Minnamurra

Mountain ranges and peaks	Bald Hill Brokers Point Illawarra escarpment Knights Hill Mount Keira Mount Kembla Mount Murray Mount Nebo Saddleback Mountain Sublime Point

Historical

Defence

General

Industry

Maritime

People

Rail

General	3801 Limited Waterfall rail accident

Railway lines	Maldon - Dombarton Unanderra – Moss Vale

Railway stations	Lilyvale Mount Murray Ocean View Ranelagh House Summit Tank

Infrastructure

Transport

Road	Appin Road Bulli Pass Illawarra Highway Lawrence Hargrave Drive Macquarie Pass O'Brien's Road Picton Road, New South Wales Princes Highway Princes Motorway Sea Cliff Bridge

Railway lines	South Coast Unanderra-Moss Vale Maldon-Dombarton (proposed)

Railway stations	Albion Park Austinmer Bellambi Berry Bomaderry (Nowra) Bombo Bulli Coalcliff Coledale Coniston Corrimal Cringila Dapto Fairy Meadow Gerringong Kembla Grange Kiama Lysaghts Minnamurra North Wollongong Oak Flats Otford Port Kembla Port Kembla North Scarborough Shellharbour Junction Stanwell Park Thirroul Towradgi Unanderra Wollongong Wombarra Woonona

Air	Illawarra Regional Airport Jervis Bay Airport

Bus	Dion's Bus Service Premier Charters Premier Illawarra

Maritime	Kiama Light Warden Head Light Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse Wollongong Head Lighthouse

Utilities

Electricity generation	Tallawarra

Media

97.3 ABC Illawarra Illawarra Mercury VOX FM WIN Television Wollongong Advertiser

Other

Defence	HMAS Albatross HMAS Creswell

Religion	Nan Tien Temple Catholic Diocese of Wollongong St Francis Xavier's Cathedral

Hospitals and Medical research institute	Milton Ulladulla Shellharbour Wollongong Hospital Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute

Other	Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra Illawarra Light Railway Museum

Government administration

Federal	Division of Cunningham Division of Gilmore Division of Whitlam

State	Electoral district of Heathcote Electoral district of Keira Electoral district of Kiama Electoral district of Shellharbour Electoral district of Wollongong

Local	City of Shellharbour City of Shoalhaven City of Wollongong Municipality of Kiama Wingecarribee Shire

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