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Berrima Gaol
Completed in 1839 by
con vict labour, this Georgian
sandstone jail is featured in
Rolf Boldrewood’s classic 1888
bushranging novel, Robbery
Under Arms. The fictitious
character Captain Starlight,
who escapes from Berrima,
describes it as “the largest, most
severe, the most dreaded of all
prisons in New South Wales”.

1 Kiama
The historic town began life in the
Mittagong 1820s as a port for shipping cedar.
Its blowhole can spurt water as
high as 60 m (200 ft). Wollongong

Albion Park 2 Seven Mile Beach
Part of a national park and best seen from
Robertson Shellharbour Gerroa’s Black Head, the beach is flanked
by dunes and hardy coastal vegetation,
Minnamurra including forest and swamp. It is a great
Falls fishing, swimming and picnicking spot.
Belmore Falls
Jamberoo
Budderoo
National
Park
Tips for Drivers
Kangaroo River Gerringong Distance from Sydney: 120 km
(75 miles).
Duration of tour: About 3½
hours, excluding stops.
Getting there and back: Take
Metroad route 1, then follow
the F3 freeway and Princes
Hwy (1) to Kiama. Return via the
F5 free way (31) from Mittagong,
Bomaderry
River then Metroad route 5 into
the city.
When to go: Year round.
Shoalhaven
Nowra The beaches are best in summer,
and the gardens are at their peak
in spring and autumn.
Where to stay and eat: Eating
3 Berry places, hotels and guesthouses
This town, surrounded are found all over the area.
by lush dairy country, Tourist information:
is well known for its Kiama Visitor Centre, Blowhole
4 Kangaroo Valley main street lined with Point, Kiama. Tel 4232 3322.
Hampden Bridge, a shady trees, antique and ∑ kiama.com.au
castellated suspen sion craft shops, tea rooms Southern Highlands Visitor
bridge, crosses the and historic buildings. Information Centre, 62–70 Main St,
Kangaroo River at this The Berry Museum, Mittagong. Tel 4871 2888.
small village. The river is an built in 1886, is in ∑ southern-highlands.com.au
idyllic place for canoeing. a former bank.
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