The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser, also published originally as Kiama Examiner, then as The Examiner (Kiama, New South Wales), was a weekly English language newspaper published in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia. It was also published as The Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser and since 1947 as Kiama Independent.
The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser was published in 1863. [1] Its original title was Kiama Examiner , which was published from 24 April 1858 to 10 December 1859. [2] It was succeeded by The Examiner [3] which was published from 17 December 1859 to 30 December 1862. Then The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser was published from 7 July to 6 October 1863. [1] Following this, the newspaper was named The Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser and was published from 13 October 1863 to 2 April 1947. [4] In 1947 it merged with Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal to form Kiama Independent. [5] Over the decades and under differing titles, it has at times been published weekly, biweekly or triweekly. [6]
The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.
Gerringong is a town located about ten minutes drive south of Kiama in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia in the Municipality of Kiama. At the 2016 census, Gerringong had a population of 3,966. One theory says that the name derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "fearful place".
Kiama is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gareth Ward of the Liberal Party.
South Coast Group 7 Rugby League is the divisional boundary drawn from the Southern Illawarra and South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia and is governed by the NSWCRL. The main competition,, comprises ten (10) teams from across the region. Group 7 Rugby League also administers Reserve Grade, Third Grade and Under-18's competitions, Ladies League Tag, as well as looking over many junior competitions.
The Municipality of Kiama is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated south of Shellharbour and the City of Wollongong and is located adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, the Princes Highway and the South Coast railway line.
George Mason Burns was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1913 to 1917, representing the electorate of Illawarra. He had previously been a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1903 to 1906.
The Maitland Mercury is Australia's third oldest regional newspaper, preceded only by the Geelong Advertiser and the Launceston Examiner . The Maitland Mercury was established in 1843 when it was called The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. The Maitland Mercury is still in circulation serving the city of Maitland and the surrounding Lower Hunter Valley.
Allowrie, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1904 and abolished in 1920. The only member for Allowrie was Mark Morton.
The Sydney Mail was an Australian magazine published weekly in Sydney. It was the weekly edition of The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper and ran from 1860 to 1938.
The Goulburn Herald was an English language newspaper published in Goulburn, New South Wales. At various times the paper was known as The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser and The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle. It is one of the earlier newspapers in the colony commencing publication more than fifty years before the federation of Australia.
The Kiama Examiner, later published as The Examiner, was a weekly English language newspaper published in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia between 1858 and 1862. It was first published on 24 April 1858, more than forty years before the federation of Australia.
The Shoalhaven and Nowra News is an English language newspaper published in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia. It has previously been titled the Shoalhaven News and The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser.
The Shoalhaven Telegraph was a weekly newspaper published in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia from 1879 until 1937. It was first published as The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser.
The Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser was a weekly newspaper published in Moree, New South Wales, Australia from 1883 to 1940. During that time it was also known as: Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser from 1883-1899, Moree Examiner and General Advertiser from 1899 to 1901, and The Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser from 1901 to 1940.
The Bombala Times and Monaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser is an English language newspaper that is published in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia that was established in 1863. It now normally referred to as the Bombala Times.
The Armidale Express is a newspaper published in Armidale, a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales.
The Glen Innes Examiner, previously published as the Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser, is an English language newspaper published bi-weekly in Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia.
The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal, also published as Kiama Reporter and The Reporter and Illawarra Journal, was a semi-weekly, then later a weekly English language newspaper published in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia.
The Commercial Journal and Advertiser is a defunct Australian newspaper that was published in Sydney New South Wales, from the 1830s and continued publication through to the mid 1840s, under various names in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Kiama Masonic Temple is a heritage-listed masonic temple and former temperance hall at 46 Collins Street, Kiama, Municipality of Kiama, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1876 to 1878 with alterations in 1908-09. It is also known as Temperance Hall. The property is owned by Kiama Masonic Lodge. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
The Stone Fleet was the colloquial name for the small coastal ships that carried crushed stone construction aggregate from the ports of Kiama and Shellharbour, and nearby ocean jetties in the Illawarra to Sydney. The coastal shipping trade carried on by these ships was known colloquially as the 'Stone Trade' or 'Blue Diamond Trade'. The trade ended finally in 2011.