The plaque reads: "Kiama's Obelisk This sandstone survey obelisk was originally installed in 1861. It was the reference point from which all distances in the district were to be measured. In 1959 the obelisk was hit by a runaway truck prompting the council to relocate it to a safer position in Terralong Street. Obelisks symbolise rays of sunlight. They were popular in Victorian cemeteries, particularly in non conformist burial grounds where geometric forms were preferred to religious symbols such as crosses and angels."
In 1959 the obelisk was hit by a runaway truck prompting the council to relocate it to a safer position in Terralong Street.
Obelisks symbolise rays of sunlight. They were popular in Victorian cemeteries, particularly in non conformist burial grounds where geometric forms were preferred to religious symbols such as crosses and angels."