pre-1840s Aboringinal tribes inhabited the region
1840s
First pastoral run commenced
1860 First market gardens established
by Chinese people from the goldfields
1869 Logging operations established
- sleepers and timber cut and sent to nearby Flinders for transport by sea to Melbourne and other places
1869
Cable station opened at Flinders
1870s Township appeared
1880 Commercial fishing well established
1881 Post Office opened
1920
Pines planted on foreshore
1921 Beach had become popular for day visitors
1920s Jetty constructed - Shoreham emerged as a port
1925 YMCA Camp Buxton for boys commenced - operated until the 1970s
1940s Jetty dismantled
