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Entrance to Coogee Pier c1930

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Entrance to Coogee Pier c1930

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Beach Culture

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Public building

Coogee Pier

English style amusement pier 180 metres long complete with a 1400-seat theatre, a 600 capacity ballroom, a 400 seat restaurant upstairs, small shops and a penny arcade.

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Coogee Beach

Popular beach in the eastern suburbs.

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Coogee

Eastern beachside suburb which has long been a destination for seaside recreation for Sydneysiders and tourists. Its name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning 'stinking place', probably from the smell of rotting seaweed washed up on the beach.

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