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Coogee is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Coogee is located 8 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, is part of the local government area of the City of Randwick and is part of the Eastern Suburbs region. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1289 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in New South Wales Types of LGAs in New South Wales The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ... The City of Randwick is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Coogee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Kingsford Smith is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... Charing Cross is a locality in eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Clovelly is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Randwick is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... fuck you Map of the Tasman Sea Satellite photo of the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, some 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. ... Maroubra Beach Maroubra is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... South Coogee is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 466 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 597 pixel, file size: 142 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 466 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 597 pixel, file size: 142 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... South-eastern Sydney is a region of Sydney consisting mainly of suburbs located around the foreshores of Botany Bay. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... A view of the Sydney CBD from Farm Cove Map of the CBD The central business district (CBD) of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia, extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The City of Randwick is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Eastern Suburbs is a soccer club in Auckland, New Zealand. ...

Coogee sits on Coogee Bay, with the Tasman Sea in the east. Coogee Beach is a popular swimming and body-boarding beach in Sydney. The boundaries of Coogee are formed mainly by Clovelly Road, Carrington Road and Rainbow Street, with arbitrary lines drawn to join these thoroughfares to the coast in the north-east and south-east corners. fuck you Map of the Tasman Sea Satellite photo of the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, some 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. ...

History

Aboriginal

Coogee is said to be taken from a local Aboriginal word koojah which means "smelly place", or "stinking seaweed", a reference to the smell of decaying kelp washed up on the beach. Although at certain times large quantities of seaweed are still washed up, it is usually removed before it gets a chance to stink. Coastal winds can carry the stench to surrounding suburbs and as far westwards as the University of New South Wales. Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ... Uniwalk is the main walkway stretching through the whole Kensingtion campus The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Early visitors to the area, from the 1820s onwards, were never able to confirm exactly what "Coogee" meant, or if it in fact related to Coogee Beach. Another name, "Bobroi", was also recalled as the indigenous name for the locality.

Some evidence suggests that the word "Coogee" may in fact be the original Aboriginal place name for the next bay to the north, now known as Gordon's Bay. [1]

The Aboriginal population had largely relocated by the mid-19th century after being decimated by disease and violent clashes with early settlers, though some Aborigines still live in the area today.

European Settlement

Coogee was gazetted as a village in 1838, growing slowly until it was connected to the city by electric tram in 1902. The suburb's popularity as a seaside resort was then guaranteed and the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club was founded in 1907. Population growth began in earnest in the 1920s. An English-style seaside entertainment pier stood at the beach between 1928 and 1934, but it was demolished after serious damage by the surf. | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Surf Ski Carnival in Alexandra Heads. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

One outstanding landmark is the mansion known as Maidstone, which stands in Waltham Street beside St Brigid's Church. It was built in the early 1890s and was occupied by a Mrs T.M. Alcock. The house features a metal cupola and cedar fittings inside. The Catholic Church bought the building in 1922 and it was restored to its original style by Provincial House of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.

Shark Arm Murder Case (1935)

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The Shark Arm Case refers to an incident at the Coogee Aquarium Baths in 1935, when a captured tiger shark regurgitated a human arm. The arm belonged to a missing person, James Smith, and was identified by a tattoo. The arm had been cut off, which led to a murder investigation. Nobody was ever charged over the murder, although another local criminal, Reginald Holmes, was found shot in a car near the Sydney Harbour Bridge the day before the inquest into Smith's death was due to start. The Shark Arm Case refers to an incident in Coogee, New South Wales, Australia, in early 1935, when a captured tiger shark regurgitated a human arm. ... For other uses, see Tiger shark (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). ... The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the main crossing of Sydney Harbour carrying rail, vehicular, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. ...

Alleged Marian apparition (2003)

In January, 2003 it was noticed that one of the fence rails on Dolphin Point, just north of Coogee Beach, when viewed from a particular angle and distance, resembled a veiled woman. A local laundrette was one of the first to draw attention to it, and set up a gallery of photos to attract visiting "pilgrims".

When the illusion was reported in newspapers many Christians (predominantly Roman Catholic) came daily to worship what they interpreted as an apparition of Mary, the mother of Jesus, although the Roman Catholic Church never officially recognised this alleged apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. [2] The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Apparition of The Virgin to St Bernard by Filippino Lippi (1486) Oil on panel, 210 x 195 cm Church of Badia, Florence Marian apparitions are events in which the Virgin Mary is purported to have supernaturally appeared to one or more persons, typically Catholics, in various settings. ... Saint Mary and Saint Mary the Virgin both redirect here. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Our Lady redirects here. ...

No particular supernatural powers were attributed to the shadow (dubbed "Our Lady of the Fence Post" by the media, aka "Rail Mary") and interest waned within a few weeks. The section of fence that created the image was destroyed by vandals within days of it being publicised, although the local council had the fence replaced. While some continue to petition the Catholic Church and the New South Wales government to build a chapel, their claims were not seriously considered.

Bali disaster memorial at Dolphin Point

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Today

Today Coogee is one of Australia's more densely populated areas, with apartment buildings in every style from the 1930s onwards. Some free-standing houses remain. The suburb is a popular destination for tourists, particularly backpackers.

On the northern headland stands the doorway of the old Giles gym and baths, the remainder of which has now been demolished. This area is now known as "Dolphin Point". The doorway and a four-metre high bronze sculpture serve as a memorial to twenty of the Australian victims of the 2002 Bali bombing who were residents of Coogee and its neighbouring suburbs, including six members of the Coogee Dolphins rugby league team. The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... The 2002 Bali bombing occurred on October 12, 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ...

Transport

Sydney's steam tramways first reached Coogee in 1883 and were electrified in 1902. The trams were replaced by buses from time to time in the 1940s and 1950s as the infrastructure suffered severe neglect during and after WWII. The tracks were deemed too expensive to repair and the power supply was so inadequate that trams would grind to a halt in incovenient locations. Eventually the entire Sydney tram network was scrapped and replaced by buses. The last trams ran to Coogee in 1960. Sydney, the largest city in Australia, once had the largest tram system in Australia, the second largest in the Commonwealth (after London), and one of the largest in the world. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The suburb is now well served by buses, with routes to the Sydney CBD via Randwick, and also to Bondi Junction, Eastgardens via Kingsford and Maroubra and Leichhardt via Glebe and Newtown. The Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ... Randwick is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bondi Junction is a suburb of Australia, about 5 kilometres east of the central business district. ... Eastgardens is a major Westfield shopping centre in the suburb of Pagewood in Sydney, although now the shopping centre itself and the surrounding area is commonly referred to as its own suburb of Eastgardens, seperate from Pagewood and the surrounding areas of Maroubra and Hillsdale. ... Leichhardt is a suburb and a local government area (Municipality of Leichhardt) in the Inner West region of Sydney, Australia. ... The Glebe market Glebe is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. ... Newtown is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Geography and Landmarks

Coogee Beach is relatively protected through its formation as a bay. The surrounding coastline is mostly cliffs, decreasing in height down to the beach in the western part of the bay. The bay is sheltered from the roughest seas by Wedding Cake Island, a rocky reef about 800m off the southern headland. There is an annual swimming event around the island each November - contact [3]. Wedding Cake Island is an island off Coogee Beach, Sydney, which protects the beach from most swells. ...

Wedding Cake Island in Coogee Bay

The beach itself drops off rapidly at the edge of the water, which can result in a dangerous shore break particularly when the surf is large. The combination of this shore break and high visitor numbers mean that Coogee has more spinal injuries than any other Australian beach. Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 630 KB)Wedding cake island in Coogee Bay (New South Wales, Australia) File links The following pages link to this file: Coogee, New South Wales Categories: Public domain images ... Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 630 KB)Wedding cake island in Coogee Bay (New South Wales, Australia) File links The following pages link to this file: Coogee, New South Wales Categories: Public domain images ... Wedding Cake Island is an island off Coogee Beach, Sydney, which protects the beach from most swells. ...

In larger surf, there are often rip currents at both the northern end and at the southern ends, and also quite frequently in the centre of the beach. These are simply the places where the incoming water escapes most naturally. It is claimed by some locals that the rip in the centre of the beach is partly caused by the remaining foundations of the old entertainment pier (see above - history). A rip current is a strong flow of water returning seaward from the shore. ...

At the northern end of the beach are stairs leading from Dolphin Point down to the old Giles baths. This is now an open rock pool carved out of the surrounding rocks. A short walk further to the north is Gordons Bay, which is a popular location for snorkeling. At the southern end is the Ross Jones Memorial Pool just below the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club. Also at the southern end are two small reefs the inner and the outer. Further south is a coastal walk that goes past the women's baths and Wylies baths. Randwick DRUFC play at Coogee Oval. A snorkeler amid corals on a coral reef near Fiji. ... The Coogee Surf Life Saving Club is a foundation member of the surf life saving movement in Australia. ... For other uses, see Reef (disambiguation). ... Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club, also known as the Galloping Greens (after Randwick Racecourse) are one of the most famous rugby union clubs in the world. ... Coogee Oval is home of the Randwick Rugby Union Club in Winter, and Randwick-Petersham Cricket Club in Summer. ...

Festivals and Events

• The Island Challenge, held in the last weekend in November by the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club involves a 2.4 km swim out and around Wedding Cake Island (off Coogee Beach). The race began in 2000, attracts hundreds of competitors, and is a prominent fixture on the Sydney ocean swimming scene.

• The Coogee Arts Festival in February is a series of open air events held in the parklands above the Southern side of Coogee Beach. It features theatre performances and a small film festival.

• Family Fun Day is the first Saturday of every December held by the Coogee Chamber of Commerce features amusement rides and stalls next to the beach.

• Coogee Carols are held on the weekend prior to Christmas at Goldstein Reserve, opposite Coogee Beach. The event has been staged annually since 2002.

• Putu Mayam Day is the first of its kind in Coogee outside of Malaysia. Every 1st of the month you can indulge in the world famous Putu Mayam(rice noodles accompanied by shaved coconut and brown sugar) by the coastal edge of Coogee Beach. Just keep a look out for Mamaksan's Putu Mayam.

Politics

Coogee is part of the City of Randwick, forming the East Ward together with Clovelly. It lies in the Federal electorate of Kingsford Smith (which covers all of south-east Sydney), and the State electorate of Coogee (which also includes the suburbs of Randwick, Waverley, Clovelly, Bronte, and Bondi Junction). Coogee is currently represented by members of the Australian Labor Party at both the Federal and State levels. The City of Randwick is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Clovelly is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Kingsford Smith is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts. ... Coogee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Randwick is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Waverley is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Clovelly is a village on the north Devon coast, England near Bideford. ... Bronte is the name of a suburb and a beach in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ... Bondi Junction is a suburb of Australia, about 5 kilometres east of the central business district. ...

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