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Morning swimmers at Mahon Pool, Maroubra 2009

Morning swimmers at Mahon Pool, Maroubra 2009

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Ocean baths

Rock baths, ocean pools and bogey holes have provided Sydney swimmers with 'wild' swimming that is nevertheless protected, linking the suburban with the sublime all along Sydney's coastline.

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Maroubra Beach

Surfing beach in south-eastern Sydney.

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Maroubra

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South-eastern beachside suburb. Its name is believed to come from a tribe that lived there, or from a Dharuk companion of Bennelong. Another conjectured meaning is 'like thunder', referring to the sound of heavy surf.