Is Kiama the World Greatest Blowhole?
Are these photos proof that Kiama is the World’s Greatest Blowhole? < Does this photo (which shows a blow at the Kiama Blowhole around 1880, much higher that the Kiama Lighthouse, (which is 36.3...
View ArticlePhotos from the Jamberoo Jack Waugh exhibition, Master of Australiana
These are a number of photos from the recent Jack Waugh exhibition held at the Jamberoo School of Arts, by the Jamberoo Red Cross. I have to admit the landscapes he did were so instantly local and...
View ArticleKiama Greens go Internet with own TV Channel
Love this ‘fake’ Greens ad done on Gruen Nation! Check it out! The local Kiama Deputy Mayor ( and currently acting Mayor) Ben van der Wijngaart is running for the Greens in the 2010 Federal election in...
View ArticleAfter ‘Beneath Black Skies’ Pig Iron Bob doco in the making
This is from the MUA website. Wollongong film maker Sandra Pires short film clip “Pig Iron Bob” could be just the prelude to a full length docodrama on the legendary 1938 Dalfram Dispute Tags history...
View ArticleHidden Early History, Kiama’s Black Beach
Painter Henry Gritten’s early view of Kiama 1860 from a Robert Hoddle sketch 1830 An early view of Kiama near Black Beach by explorer and surveyor Robert Hoddle in 1830 Kiama’s Pink Post Office,...
View ArticleHindmarsh Plaque ‘The Four Orphans’ Unveiled in Kiama
On Saturday 20th November, 2010, a new plaque commenorating the ‘Four Orphans’ was unveiled in Hindmarsh Park, Kiama, explaining the provenance of the name. It celebrates the central role that the...
View Article2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy...
View ArticlePictures from the Chittick’s Alne Bank Open Day (there are TWO Alne Banks!
The Chittick farm at Rose Valley (south of Kiama and north of Gerringong) held an open day, on 21st March, 2011, which was very well attended. This is very rare, as this Alne Bank is only a short...
View ArticlePhotos from Kiama Public School’s 150th Anniversary Celebration
Kiama Public School celebrated its 150th Anniversary in style, on Saturday November 19, 2011 with a number of events, including a dinner for ex-students, publishing a history of the school in a new...
View ArticleWomen He’s Undressed, the Orry Kelly documentary launched at Sydney Film...
At long last, the story of Orry Kelly, Orry Kelly with Tony Curtis doing a fitting for ‘Some Like it Hot’ the boy from Kiama who won three Oscars for costume Orry’s three Oscars as head of...
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