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Bondi Australia the playground of the Pacific c1930

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New South Wales Government Tourist Bureau
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State Archives & Records New South Wales
[ NRS-16410-1-3-[2B]-172]

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State Archives & Records New South Wales

Statutory body established by the State Records Act 1998. The Act provides for the creation, management and protection of the records of public offices of the State and for public access to those records.

Based at Kingswood, State Archives and Records NSW manage and provide access to the New South Wales State archives collection, a unique and irreplaceable part of Australia's cultural heritage dating back to 1788.

 

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Bondi

Inner-eastern suburb adjacent to Bondi Beach, largely a working class suburb for much of the twentieth century and also home to a large population of Jewish immigrants. Its name comes from an Aboriginal word for 'sound of waves breaking on a beach'.

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Bondi Beach

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Iconic eastern beach suburb. Its name comes from an Aboriginal word for 'sound of waves breaking on a beach'.

Bondi Pavilion

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Surf pavilion at Bondi Beach, built in the 1920s when surf bathing had become a mass leisure pursuit.