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Parsley Bay Reserve

Park or open space, Reserve

Public recreation ground at the head of Parsley Bay in Sydney's eastern suburbs that was created by the NSW State Government in 1907 after resuming the land, formerly part of the Wentworth Vaucluse estate, in 1906. The reserve is adminstered by Woollahra Council.

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Milestone
Formed
04 Dec 1907
Type
Park or open space
Reserve

Parsley Bay: ‘One of the people’s playgrounds’

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by
Kim Hanna
,
2020

Parsley Bay is an inlet of Sydney Harbour bordered by Point Seymour and Village Point, and is the traditional land of the Birrabirragal people. In 1907 the bay and immediate surrounds became a public reserve, and it has remained ‘one of the people’s playgrounds’ ever since.

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Japanese Antarctic expedition camp at Parsley Bay 1911

by
Kim Hanna
,
2021

In 1911 a Japanese expedition bound for Antarctica was forced to turn back by bad weather. In May the expedition arrived in Sydney and set up camp in Parsley Bay.

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