Tag Archives: Bondi Beach
Surf and the city: a love affair
A century ago the Sydney Morning Herald published an article describing Sydney in late Spring that is as true today as it was then (trams aside): Sydney is herself again when surfing begins … The majority of our population run into … Continue reading
The ghost of Luna Park
Bondi Beach nearly had a Luna Park. Can you imagine it? When the Bondi Park Trustee, the Waverley Council, first mooted the idea in 1929 offers to build parks came flooding in. Among them, the proprietors of Melbourne’s Luna Park at St Kilda Beach sought to invest £75 … Continue reading
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