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Bermagui Museum Reopens
BERMAGUI MUSEUM WELCOMES YOU Reopening 10am Friday 17 December
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Bushfires 2019/2020 Timeline Impact on Bermagui, NSW and Surrounds
27th December 2019 Lightning Strike starts a fire in Badja State Forest near Peters Road. 28th December 2019 Severe drought conditions. Bush tinder dry, hot and windy weather conditions. Many other fires burning in region including the very large Currowan fire north of Batemans Bay which had started north west of Nelligen as a result…
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The Story of James Cook’s voyage 250 Years Ago – Part Three: Sailing up the South Coast
The night of Friday 20 April was spent off Gabo Island, and the following day Saturday 21 April at 5 or 6 Leagues from shore (27.5 to 30 Kms) in cloudy unsettled weather, the men were called on deck. Joseph Banks’ journal tells us, “We witnessed three water spouts, which at the same time made…
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The Story of James Cook’s voyage 250 Years Ago – Part Two: The Voyage to New Holland
The purpose of the epic three-year voyage was to observe the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun. These observations were expected to help calculate the size of the solar system, the distance of the Sun and improve maritime navigation. The expedition left Plymouth in Devon, passing Rame Head on 26 August 1868….
