Bushfires 2019/2020 Timeline Impact on Bermagui, NSW and Surrounds

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…

James Cook

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…