Dictionary of Sydney

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Bondi Junction

Busy eastern suburbs commercial centre, with a rail and bus interchange and high rise development. Known as 'Tea Gardens' until the construction of the tram line from Darlinghurst in the 1880s.

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Tea Gardens
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The road east

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The first track east to South Head followed the path Aboriginal people had travelled for thousands of years, but soon became a cleared road and later a paved street.