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60 miles south of Sydney, at Kiama, record an uplift of about 

 16 feet. 



Accumulations of coarse shingle at the heads of many small 

 coves in the Illawarra district also indicate an uplift of the 

 land. This shingle is from 10 to 15 feet above a similar 



Fig. 3. 



Fig. 3. Spray issuing from Kaima blowliole. New Soutli Wales. 



accumulation which extends from below low-water mark to 

 just above high-water mark, and is composed mainly of bowlders 

 of basalt and rocks from the headlands. No modern storm 

 could have deposited shingle at this elevation. The higher 

 beach is separated from the present beach by a well-marked 

 declivity and in many places maintains a stunted growth of 

 vegetation. 



A third proof of uplift is the presence of flat shelves of 

 rock extending out from the cliff faces about 3 feet above high- 

 water mark. Under present conditions, these shelves are 



