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name 'Gamma Gamma' (possibly meaning 'storm'), which appeared on maps of the coastline in the 1860s by the
Military or Naval Authority. In the late 1890s a genteel campaign of civil disobedience was undertaken to open up Sydney beaches to daytime bathing. Inspector of schools and writer George Philip
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Incomes for this area were high, at $ 4,522 weekly household income compared to the national average of $ 1,746; other metrics were high as well such as personal income at $ 1,788 (the national median was $ 805), and family income which was $ 4,771 compared to the national median of $ 2,120. Monthly
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died from misadventure when he was swept up against the rocks of a sea cliff by the surf and then carried back into deeper water where he drowned as a result of being incapacitated by head injuries. He was surfing during a time when
Tamarama beach was not patrolled by lifeguards and could not be
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operating on a two-mile track over the cliff tops. Frequent battles with local residents over beach access, charges of animal cruelty and an incident with the airship saw a decline in numbers. After a few years of low crowds and poor revenue
Wonderland City closed in 1911. In 1920, the NSW
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Because of its deep water, small size and easterly aspect, Tamarama is dangerous for most swimmers even in a moderate ocean swell. Tamarama is considered the most dangerous patrolled beach in New South Wales, with more rescues per thousand bathers than any other of Sydney's beaches, by the
443:(or Glamourama), owing to the alleged abundance of glamorous people who sunbathe (often topless), on what must be one of the smallest strips of sand in the state. Tamarama Surf Club is located on the northern side, perched up on the headland where it overlooks the entire beach.
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In
October 2021 a memorial dedicated to gay men and transgender women targeted in homophobic and transphobic attacks in Sydney from the 1970s to 1990s, was unveiled. The public art is located in Marks Park.
439:, with a sand filled valley to the back, surrounded by pleasant parkland and picnic areas. Tamarama is an extremely narrow beach and deceptive for its size. Tamarama Beach is often referred to as
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Australia. The beach and parkland form part of the exhibition space for
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Government bought the area and proclaimed it
Tamarama Park. There is still a Wonderland Avenue at Tamarama. The first mayor of Waverley (David Fletcher) lived in Tamarama.
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Tamarama Beach is a small beach between two prominent
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316:
281:
265:
256:Bronte Beach
249:
213:
212:
181:
149:
15:
1455:Hills Beach
1412:North Coast
1402:Werri Beach
1392:Bream Beach
1387:Hyams Beach
1382:Jones Beach
1369:South Coast
1239:Whale Beach
1219:Bondi Beach
1171:Beaches of
1101:Queens Park
1096:North Bondi
1071:Bondi Beach
1061:Ben Buckler
953: /
866:11 December
641:23 November
393:No Religion
353:New Zealand
345:2021 census
308:tiger shark
252:Bondi Beach
165:Bondi Beach
81:Postcode(s)
1504:Categories
1354:Little Bay
1334:Wattamolla
1299:Greenhills
1234:Palm Beach
985:"Tamarama"
941:151°16′5″E
938:33°53′53″S
899:31 October
768:"Tamarama"
717:"Tamarama"
701:5 November
541:References
399:at 16.4%,
395:at 49.0%,
339:Population
296:vaudeville
268:Aboriginal
183:Tasman Sea
103:Sydney CBD
57:Population
1440:Byron Bay
1425:Bar Beach
1314:Curl Curl
777:15 August
753:, page 33
609:15 August
441:Glamarama
437:headlands
383:at 1.2%,
379:at 1.2%,
375:at 2.4%,
355:at 2.6%,
351:at 7.8%,
298:acts and
239:, in the
233:Australia
139:Wentworth
1491:Category
1199:Balmoral
1194:Clontarf
1121:Waverley
1116:Vaucluse
1111:Tamarama
1106:Rose Bay
995:Archived
976:Archived
922:Archived
893:Archived
857:Archived
827:Archived
802:Archived
692:Archived
668:Archived
635:Archived
603:Archived
532:Memorial
423:Tamarama
401:Anglican
397:Catholic
328:elephant
312:Waverley
300:aquarium
214:Tamarama
178:Tamarama
98:Location
25:Tamarama
1377:Pembula
1204:Obelisk
833:30 July
568:28 June
405:Judaism
389:Italian
381:Spanish
369:English
349:England
343:In the
324:airship
262:History
218:eastern
151:Suburbs
60:1,478 (
32:,
1329:Marley
1319:Eloura
1181:Sydney
1081:Bronte
1050:Sydney
749:
574:
486:Events
385:German
373:French
365:Canada
306:and a
225:Sydney
221:suburb
196:Bronte
191:Bronte
127:Coogee
110:LGA(s)
30:Sydney
1339:Garie
1309:Manly
1304:Wanda
1066:Bondi
888:QNEWS
860:(PDF)
853:(PDF)
695:(PDF)
688:(PDF)
377:Greek
304:seals
174:Bondi
160:Bondi
1003:2015
901:2021
868:2017
835:2014
779:2024
747:ISBN
703:2015
643:2019
611:2024
570:2022
93:0.28
90:Area
85:2026
65:2021
243:of
223:of
62:SAL
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