Gerroa, New South Wales

Situated at the northern end of Seven Mile Beach and the head of Crooked River, the original village was once a retreat for various religious orders.Nearby is Seven Mile Beach National Park, a well regarded area for bird watching, walking and fishing.The rainforest remnants on the hill above the town and behind the beach contain interesting sub-tropical species, such as Snow-wood, Illawarra Plum and Camphorwood.Long and before the farmer or grazier had set foot in those wilds-years prior to the novelty of clearing off and fencing in-the tent of the sawyer was a familiar object to the local blacks.In 1929, Wizard Smith set an Australian land speed record at Seven Mile Beach.On 11 January 1933 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith undertook his historic first commercial flight from Seven Mile Beach to New Zealand.Westerly gusts of 140 km/h have been measured on two occasions in the past 10 years, the most recent occurrence causing some roof damage to houses near Black Head.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
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