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Manly Beach, Sydney 1985

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Manly Beach, Sydney 1985

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Ellis, Rennie

Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive

The Rennie Ellis archive contains thousands of documentary images taken by the late Rennie Ellis over many decades

Canoes

Surfing

Manly

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Peninsular suburb at the northern entrance to Port Jackson, which faces both the harbour and the ocean. Its name comes from the 'confidence and manly behaviour' of the Aboriginal people encountered there by Governor Arthur Phillip in 1788.

Manly Beach

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Iconic beach on Sydney's northern coast, with three main sections Queenscliff, North Steyne and South Steyne.