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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 777 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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WOLLONGONG  , a seaport of

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Camden
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county, New
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South
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Wales,
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Australia, 49 M. by
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rail S. of
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Sydney, the third
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port and
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chief
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harbour on the S.
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coast of the
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colony . Pop . (1901) 3545 . Its harbour, known as
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Belmont
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Basin, is excavated out of the
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rock, having an
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area of 3 acres, and a
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depth of 18 ft. at
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low
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water . A
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breakwater protects its mouth; it has a lighthouse, and is defended by a fort on
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Signal
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Hill . It is the port for the
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Osborne-
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Wallsend and
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Mount Pleasant collieries, which are connected with it by rail . It lies at the
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foot of Mount Keira, amid
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fine
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mountain and coast scenery .

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