| Pre-European
Settlement |
Area
inhabited by Bengalat balug (Clan) of the Wathaurong Tribe |
| 1802 |
First European
explorers.
January : Lieutenant John Murray
April : Captain Matthew Flinders |
| 1803 - 1835 |
William Buckley the first European
living in the area |
| 1835 + |
Area
investigated and surveyed by Wedge and Gellibrand |
| 1836 + |
Area
occupied by squatters |
| 1853 -
54 |
Bellarine
Flour Mill established |
| 1868 |
Clifton,
Drysdale : the residence of Thomas Bates |
| 1870 |
Mineral
Springs found on property of Thomas Bates near Drysdale |
| 1871 |
 | Steamer
"Kangaroo" to make excursion trips to Clifton Mineral Springs during Easter
holidays |
| Oyster bed
established in the shallows at Clifton Springs |
| Ploughing
match at Green Vale Farm |
|
| 1872 |
| Michael
O'Shea applied for Colonial Wine License at "Clifton" |
| Temporary
license granted to Collins for Clifton Mineral Springs |
|
| 1875 |
| Summer
house style building erected over one of the mineral springs |
| Bottling
of Clifton Springs spa water commenced |
| Sale of 18
allotments near Clifton Springs |
|
| 1876 |
Meeting at
"Bucks Head", Drysdale, to form a Clifton Springs Company |
| 1877 |
| "S.S.
Jaffa" commenced running to Clifton Springs |
| Woodward's
Coachworks held first employees picnic to Clifton Springs |
| "S.S.
Athletic" begins running twice a week between Portarlington, Clifton Springs
(Drysdale) & Melbourne : 5/- single, 8/- return |
|
| 1878 |
6 roomed
house erected above Clifton Springs to accommodate visitors |
| 1879 |
Publican's
license granted to D. O'Leary at Clifton Springs |
| 1880 |
Provisional
directors form Clifton Mineral Springs Company |
| 1881 |
Application
for license for 12 room hotel at Clifton Springs |
| 1884 |
Application
for license for 16 room hotel at Clifton Springs |
| 1886 |
Clifton Sea
Mineral Springs Company formed |
| 1887 |
Contract
allotted for erection of Clifton Springs Hotel at a cost of £4000 |
| 1889 |
Schooner
"Georgina Smith" the first vessel to use the new Clifton Springs Jetty |
| 1890 |
Hot sulphur
baths at Clifton Springs |
| 1893 |
Clifton
Springs Hotel in 30 acres of land with Mineral Springs and a 2,160 foot Jetty was for
auction : 11/9/1893 |
| 1897 |
| Rifle
Range near Clifton Springs updated by Defence Department |
| 16 room
wooden cottage attached to Clifton Springs Hotel destroyed by fire |
|
| 1900 |
Clifton
Springs Hotel sold to T.B. Nunan on Melbourne |
