Timeline

Events in the History of Carey Bay


20 December 1903     Capsize off Carey Bay

21 March 1916           Meeting re ferry service for Toronto and Carey Bay

27 November 1919    Fundraising for church

18 December 1920     Church aid at Carey Bay

25 October 1920        Foundation Stone for Anglican Church laid

10 February 1921      Church dedicated

26 February 1924       Road Repairs for Carey Bay

14 April 1924             Carey Bay Post Office opened

10 January 1925        Auction of  nine allotments in what is now Carey Bay

33 March 1926          Water for Toronto

17 November 1928    Garden fete at Carey Bay

30 November 1928    Mr Frank Denley Resigns from Post Office

26 September 1932    Cottage burgled

11 January 1933         Fires rage in Carey Bay

30 January 1933        Heavy rainstorm

14 March 1933          Tenancy action

12 April 1933            House destroyed by fire    Comment by Coroner

3 January 1934          Bushfire at Carey Bay  Second article

20 January 1934        Straying stock

9 February 1934        Emergency relief work

23 July 1934             Old man's fall at Lake

24 August 1934        Emergency relief work

7 November 1934     Carey Bay Road closed

23 November 1934   Accidents

31 January 1935        Splinter in foot

19 July 1937             Punch on the Jaw

20 September 1937   Progress on Cary Bay Road

3 November 1937     Glimpses of country life at Carey Bay

15 July 1938             Launch afire in Lake Macquarie

21 February 1940      Theft of wristlet watch 

10 March 1940          House fire at Carey Bay 

4 April 1940              Grass fire beaten out

29 June 1940            Buildings saved in Carey Bay

27 January 1941       Bitten by snake

14 October 1941      House destroyed by fire

21 July 1942            Long ordeal in water at the Lake

13 July 1945            Death of Colonel G J Burnage

19 January 1946      Carey Bay man plans to develop zoo

26 January 1946      Joey was not camera-shy

25 October 1946      Call for conference on Carey Bay bus route

17 July 1948            Dangerous drugs stolen

7 January 1949        Boys rescued when canoe capsized

8 January 1949        Pensioner found dead in tent

22 June 1949           Storm damage

27 December 1949  Sharks sighted in Lak    

12 January 1950      Today's topics

11 February 1950    Fete for Coal Point Association

2 September 1950    Lord Mayor of Carey talks about "Jumbos"

9 September 1950    To E or not to E

8 March 1951          Anglicans meet in Toronto

8 September 1951   Garden fete yields 329 pounds

19 November 1951  Cary Bay Queen fundraising

17 February 1953    Guild tea

13 April 1953          A weatherboard cottage in Cary Bay sold for 2410 pounds

5 August 1953        Lion at Lake

24 August 1953      Monkey bites boy's finger    

26 November 1953 Scrub fire at Carey Bay

8 December 1953   Party for 80 Pensioners

5 January 1954       Amity at zoo              

3 September 1954  Judges' decision reserved

6 September 1954  Sammy takes a ride

14 September 1954 6000 pounds lottery prize to Carey Bay

11 December 1954 500 Expected at barbeque

28 December 1980 Pilot dies in crash into Carey Bay

24 August 2021      Clouds over Carey Bay


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