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| North Bondi Sydney, New South Wales |
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 Looking over North Bondi from Ben Buckler. |
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| Established: | 1851 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $1,262,000 (2007) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 7 km (4 mi) east of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Waverley Council | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Vaucluse | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Wentworth | ||||||||||||
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North Bondi is a coastal, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Bondi is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council.
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Location
North Bondi is a mostly residential area. Bondi Beach is an adjacent suburb and beach, while Bondi is a neighbouring suburb and Bondi Junction is a neighbouring suburb and commercial centre. Ben Buckler is a locality in North Bondi.
History
Bondi is an Aboriginal word meaning water breaking over rock. It has been spelt a number of different ways over time, Boondi, Bundi, Bundye. Rock carvings can be found on the cliffs at North Bondi. The whole Bondi area was part of a 200-acre (0.81 km2) land grant to road-builder William Roberts in 1809. In 1851, Edward Smith Hall, editor of the Sydney Monitor, purchased the land for 200 pounds. 1
The Ben Buckler Gun Battery was constructed in 1892 and was intended to protect the colony and the approaches to Sydney Harbour from enemy vessels standing off the coast. During the 1950’s the army vacated the premises and the fortification was buried. Sometime during the mid-1990s, the sight was excavated by Water Board engineers who were planning to install a new pipeline. The sight has been reburied and is currently under Hugh Bamford Reserve. 23
Landmarks
Bondi Golf Course sits on the coast, east of Military Road. North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club sits beside the beach in Biddigal Reserve.
 North Bondi beach |
 Art Deco shops and flats in Campbell Parade |
 North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club |
 North Bondi RSL |
 Ben Buckler |
 Sewerage ventilation shaft situated in Bondi Golf Course |
 North Bondi coastline |
Rock carvings, Bondi Golf Course
 Aboriginal rock carvings |
 Aboriginal rock carvings |
 18th century rock carvings |
 18th Century rock carvings thought to have been done by Portuguese sailors |
References
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 33
- ^ Welcome to Waverley Library
- ^ NSW Heritage Office Website - Listing Heritage Items - State Heritage Register - Item View
External links
- North Bondi, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
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