Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Manly

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.

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Aboriginal
Kai`ymay
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Manly

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From beginnings as the traditional country of the Cannalgal and Kayimai people, Manly had a brief spell as a place for the elite to take the waters. The area saw intense development in the 1920s with thousands of flats built, but remains a popular spot with both foreign tourists and local day trippers.