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South end of Manly Beach, showing the shark tow...

South end of Manly Beach, showing the shark tower, Manly Surf Pavilion and block of flats c1939

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Hurley, Frank

National Library of Australia

Manly

From beginnings as the traditional country of the Cannalgal and Kayimai clans of the Guring-gai 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.

Beach Culture

Inter-War architecture

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Residential building

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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.