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Kameruka

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Bega Valley Shire Council NSW, PO Box 492, Kameruka, NSW 2550
02 6499 2222

Description

Kameruka and Kamiri were near identical ferries that served on Sydney Harbour.

Kameruka and Kamiri were near identical ferries that served on Sydney Harbour. Kamiri was built in 1912 and Kameruka was launched on 8 February 1913. They were double-ended "K-class" steam ferries, a type that was prolific on Sydney Harbour in the early 20th century boom in cross-Sydney Harbour ferry transport before the 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Kamiri was laid up in 1951 following the New South Wales government take-over of the Sydney Ferries Limited. Kameruka was converted to diesel in 1954 and was laid up in 1984.

Both ferries were part of a Sydney Ferries Limited tradition of naming their "K-class" ferries with Australian Aboriginal words beginning with "K". "Kamiri" is the name of an Aboriginal tribe and "Kameruka" is thought to mean 'wait til I come'.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 101 - 1,000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 31.766 km2

Elevation: 51 to 200 metres

Town elevation: 99 m

Population number: 118

Local Government Area: Bega Valley Shire Council

Location

Bega Valley Shire Council NSW, PO Box 492, Kameruka, NSW 2550

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Kameruka, New South Wales