Kemira District

Formed: 27/08/1986   Closed: 13/01/1997

 

History

District formed August 1986 from merger of Keira & Nebo districts.

Badge (1st issued August 1987) designed by venturer Kathryn Davies featured Illawarra flame tree super imposed on shapes of Mt Keira and Mt Nebo. Black background symbolises coal mining industry.

Comprised 1st Coniston, 1st Figtree, 2^nd Figtree, 1^st Mangerton, 1^st Mt St Thomas, 1^st West Wollongong, 1^st Mt Kembla, 1^st Keiraville, 1^st North Wollongong, 1^st Wollongong, 3^rd Wollongong, 4^th Wollongong, 4^th Wollongong Rovers, Mt Nebo Rovers.

Red was base colour of Nebo group scarves.

Boundary

Commencing at Cordeaux Dam thence in a south easterly direction along the centreline of Lake Cordeaux and easterly along the centreline of Goondarrin Creek to the head of that creek. Thence by a straight line in a generally easterly direction to the intersection of Mount Keira Road and Queen Elizabeth Drive, thence south easterly along Queen Elizabeth Drive to the summit of Mount Keira. Thence in an easterly direction by a straight line to the mouth of Stuart Creek. Thence generally southerly along the edge of the South Pacific Ocean to the southern boundary of the Wollongong Golf Course. Thence by a straight line westerly to a point on the south eastern side of

Springhill Road, thence generally south westerly that road to its intersection with Masters Road. Thence westerly along the southern side of Masters Road to its intersection with the South Coast Railway line. Thence south westerly along the railway line to its intersection with the private

railway to Mount Kembla colliery. Thence generally north westerly along that private railway to the point where it crosses Cordeaux Road. Thence continuing north westerly along Cordeaux Road to its intersection with William James Drive. Thence westerly along William James Drive to its

western extremity and thence by a straight line in a generally south westerly direction to the summit of Mount Kembla. Thence by straight line due west to the western boundary of the City of Wollongong. Thence generally northerly along the common boundary of the City of Wollongong and the Shire of Wingecarribee to the south eastern corner of the Shire of Wollondilly. Thence generally northerly by the common boundary of that Shire and the City of Wollongong to Cordeaux Dam being the point of commencement.