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Kiama, town, Illawara district, eastern New South Wales, Australia. It is situated near the Minamurra River along the Princes Highway, 55 miles (88 km) south of Sydney. Kiama’s harbour was visited in 1797 by the British explorer George Bass. Its name is Aboriginal for either “good fishing ground” or “where the sea makes a noise,” the latter referring to a local sea cave known as the Blowhole. A former cedar port, Kiama was proclaimed a...

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