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Sans Souci Baths c1927

Sans Souci Baths c1927

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Pools

Swimming

Georges River

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River that rises at Appin in the upland swamps of the O'Hares Creek catchment, and flows 80 kilometres north and east to meet Botany Bay at Taren Point, in Sydney's southern suburbs. The total catchment is over 930 square kilometres managed by a large number of local government authorities and is the main tributary of Botany Bay.

Sans Souci

Southern residential suburb named for the palace of Prussian king Frederick the Great in Potsdam, Germany. It was the name of the house built by Thomas Holt (1811-1888) for his German wife, and is French for 'without care'.

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Sans Souci Baths

Swimming baths constructed by Kogarah Council for the safety and enjoyment of picnickers and day visitors to the Georges River.

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