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How Kiama’s ‘blue diamond’ helped build colonial Sydney, paving the way with basalt

The distinct hexagonal columns found at Kiama’s Bombo Headland Quarry on the New South Wales south coast, like those of the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland, are a natural phenomenon offering geologists insights into the Earth’s core mantle.

But they also tell a different story, one of hard-working men doing loud and dangerous mining work as old Sydney town established itself on the back of basalt.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story has a photo of people who have died.

First mined in the 1880s, basalt came to be known as Kiama’s blue diamond.

“Kiama’s blue diamond

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William Diamond | Obituaries | Cumberland Times News

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William John “Bill” Diamond, 87, of Frostburg, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren.
Born June 29, 1935, in Analipsi, Greece, he was preceded in death by his parents, John and Anna Diamond; brothers, Apostolis (survived by his wife, Efthimia), Dimitri (survived by his wife, Katerina), Christopher Diamond; sister, Vasiliki Grigoropoulos; grandson, Sean Diamond ,and twin great-grandsons, Louis and Francis Bradley.
Bill came to this country from Southern Greece in May of 1955, at the age of 19 with .05, landing at Ellis Island not knowing a single word of

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Camilla swaps the Kohinoor diamond for another controversial stone on her coronation crown

After much speculation, Camilla, the queen consort, won’t wear the controversial Kohinoor diamond that critics say was plundered under British rule — but some see the decision as an empty gesture.

The royal family announced this week that Queen Mary’s crown, which held a replica of the Kohinoor diamond, would be reset without the stone ahead of the coronation of King Charles III.

The crown will instead include the Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. The stones, mined from South Africa, were part of her personal jewelry collection as brooches, but they are

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Status From Hilton Honors Diamond Fast Track valid Through March 2024 Or 2025?

Last month, Hilton launched several status fast tracks for Silver, Gold, and Diamond members to renew their status in 2023.

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Now, there is a question of whether the status of this fast track is valid through March 2024 or 2025.

You can access Hilton’s page for status benefits here.

READ MORE: Hilton Honors Rate & Bonus Points Offers

Status of Fast Track Sign-Up Links:

A Loyalty Lobby reader sent us the following message:

Have you received feedback from readers that last minute call promotion from Hilton extending their status to march 2025?

In Thailand, there are many who got extended

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Fahr Brewery secures land to build a new brewery in Diamond Valley

Once built, the brewery will increase its production five-fold

Jochen Fahr poses at the site of what will be his expanded award winning brewery in Diamond Valley, south of Calgary on Thursday, February 2, 2023.
Jochen Fahr poses at the site of what will be his expanded award winning brewery in Diamond Valley, south of Calgary on Thursday, February 2, 2023. Jim Wells/Postmedia

Jochen Fahr began brewing beer out of his small, two-bedroom apartment a little over a decade ago.

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The pink diamond ring worth $35 million was pulled from Christie’s auction was at the center of a psychic scheme

A spectacular 13.15-carat pink diamond ring worth up to a staggering $35 million was pulled from Christie’s New York auction at the last minute – after it was discovered it was part of an elaborate $90 million jewelry heist involving a Florida psychic.

The suspected swindler, John Lee, 56, of New Jersey and Florida, has been charged with wire fraud, mail fraud and interstate transportation of stolen goods, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. If convicted, he faces 20 years behind bars on each charge.

The signature ring described by Christie’s as ‘a phenomenon

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Black Diamond Trail challenge kicks off despite frigid temps

The goal is to log 30 miles of hiking, biking, walking or snowshoeing during February

Hikers hit the D&L Black Diamond Trail on Saturday to kick off a Winter Challenge with the goal of logging 30 miles of hiking, biking, walking or snowshoeing during the month of February.

Rachael Stark, of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, said the challenge is a great chance for participants to keep up with their new year’s resolutions during a period when falling temperatures and short days see people spending more time indoors with less activity.

Stark pointed out that the Black Diamond Trail is especially

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Polo G Showcases Diamond Chain That Doubles as Functioning iPhone Case

Polo G got himself a new diamond chain, which not only pays tribute to a late friend but also doubles as a functioning iPhone case.

As Skylar Langfeldt of Icebox Diamonds & Watches told TMZ, the extravagant new piece took several months of work to get right. The Chicago rapper’s chain features a diamond-encrusted bulldog design, which holds his iPhone that he can use to display whatever he chooses. Langfeldt added that the phone can be charged without being removed from the pendant.

“Hardest chain in the game right now, man,” Polo said in a brief clip showing off the

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