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….
James Cook (1728–1779) was born at Merton, Yorkshire, England and grew up on a farm at Ayton. In 1747 he moved to Whitby and joined the merchant navy, working on colliers and other ships in the coastal trade and later the Baltic Sea. In 1755 he joined the Royal Navy and two years later qualified…
Amateur sleuths were again out in force last Sunday on the trail of the crime that has intrigued people of the Far South Coast for almost 140 years – the ‘Bermagui Mystery’. More than 40 people joined members of Narooma and Bermagui Historical Societies and the Montreal Goldfield Management Committee to retrace this mystery from…
When: Sunday 15 September 2019 Meet: 10am Bermagui Headland (overlooking Bermagui Harbour entrance) (Weather dependent) Narooma and Bermagui Historical Societies and the Montreal Goldfield Management Committee will again revisit the greatest unsolved mystery of the south coast to belatedly celebrate History Week. Every time we do, we turn up something extra. Everyone is welcome. Five…
Lady Jane on the MoveFrom Bermagui Industrial Estate to Centre Stage on Dickinson Oval Opening night of the Four Winds 2019 Easter Festival A free Community Concert held on Good Friday, 19th April Taking its inspiration from Lady Jane – a disused Bermagui Fishing Boat – this especially commissioned performance on Dickinson Oval celebrated historical…
