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Killcare - Putty Beach Rock Pool: Killcare, New South Wales: Umina Beach (site) Umina, New South Wales: Pearl Beach Rock Pool: Pearl Beach, New South Wales: Palm Beach Rock Pool: Palm Beach, New South Wales: 50m [10] Whale Beach Rock Pool: Whale Beach, New South Wales: 25 m [10] Avalon Rock Pool: Avalon, New South Wales: Bilgola Rock Pool ...
Today it is little more than a stormwater drain but originally it was the fresh water supply for the fledgling colony of New South Wales. It originated from a swamp to the west of present-day Hyde Park and at high tide entered Sydney Cove at the intersection of Bridge and Pitt Streets. Middle Harbour is the northern arm of Port Jackson.
Wylie's Baths is a heritage-listed tidal swimming pool located near Coogee Beach, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [1] The baths are noted for holding the first Australian Swimming Championships [2] and for being one of the first swimming baths for mixed gender swimming in Australia. [3]
The Norah Head Lighthouse was the last significant lighthouse built in New South Wales, a 63-metre (207 ft) tower, completed in 1903 with monetary assistance from the Hargraves family of Noraville after considerable numbers of ships foundered on the coast near the headland.
Audrey Reay remembers that "The Bogey Hole was the best place for a dip, but dangerous in bad weather. When the tide was very high and weather rough it was a most delightful place if you could get safely in and out - to a moderate or indifferent swimmer it was hard to get out without a few scratches.". [3] [4]
Stockton Beach is located north of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. It is 32 km (20 mi) long and stretches from Stockton, to Anna Bay. Over many years Stockton Beach has been the site of numerous shipwrecks and aircraft crashes. In World War II it was fortified against a possible attack by Imperial Japanese forces. [1]
Today, the Pittwater is a popular water recreation, such as sailing and fishing. The area is an important natural heritage area that comprises wetlands, bushland, lagoons, a waterway, rock platforms and beaches. [11] The Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race is held in January annually, and has been since 1981. However, in 2016 the race was ...
Brighton Le Sands (formerly Brighton-le-Sands and also known simply as Brighton or Brighton Beach), is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Brighton Le Sands is located 13 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district , on the western shore of Botany Bay .