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Maroubra is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Maroubra is located 10km south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Randwick. Maroubra is considered to be part of the Eastern Suburbs region. The postcode is 2035. Maroubra Junction is a locality in the centre of the suburb. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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South-eastern Sydney is a region of Sydney consisting mainly of suburbs located around the foreshores of Botany Bay. ...
The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...
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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. ...
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Maroubra Junction is a locality of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
History
Maroubra is a local Aboriginal word meaning like thunder, which describes the sound of the surf pounding against the rocks on Maroubra Beach. In 1861, the first house was built in the area by Humphrey McKeon. A number of other settlers arrived on the land in the 1870s to work on the wool scouring works located at the northern end of the bay. Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ...
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The suburb first made headlines on the 6 May 1898, when the Hereward, a fully-rigged iron ship weighing 1,513 tons, was caught by the gale force winds and shipwrecked at the northern end of Maroubra Beach while heading north toward Newcastle. The shipwreck remained on the beach for a number of years until a failed attempt to refloat it was made by building a coffer dam around the wreck. Hereward Street in Maroubra is named after the event. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ...
1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The Hereward was a full-rigged iron clipper built in Glasgow in 1877. ...
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Major residential development only began in the 1910s after Herbert Dudley, a real estate developer, subdivided the land into residential blocks. Herbert Dudley also lobbied for the extension of the tramline to Maroubra Junction in 1912, where he had built Dudley's Emporium which has just recently been redeveloped. More crown land was released for residential use in the 1920s and the tram line was extended to Maroubra Beach in 1921. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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Between 1925 and 1934, the Olympia Motor Speedway was located in South Maroubra at the corner of Anzac Parade and Fitzgerald Avenue. However, due to the dangerous nature of the concrete track, a number of deaths occurred and it was closed after only nine years of operation. Coral Sea Park was created on the site in 1947, which was named after the 1942 battle of the Coral Sea. Surrounding streets were named after the allied warships that participated in that battle.
The night after the Cronulla race-riots in December 2005, Maroubra was the scene of violent reprisal attacks when a large group of men travelled to Maroubra after gathering at Lakemba Mosque. Extensive damage was inflicated on vehicles and property in Maroubra. It is assumed that Maroubra was chosen as the target of this retribution because of its association with the Anglo-Saxon surfie group known as the Bra Boys. However, it later emerged that the Bra Boys had nothing to do with the Cronulla Riots, and the Maroubra reprisals were basically in error. The Bra Boys are an Australian gang centered on the Sydney suburb of Maroubra. ...
In 2006, Maroubra Beach became the second Australian beach to be named a National Surfing Reserve (the first beach being Bells Beach in Victoria). Bells Beach Bells Beach is an internationally famous surf beach in Victoria, Australia, located 71 km south-west of Melbourne, on the Great Ocean Road near the towns of Torquay and Jan Juc. ...
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Commercial Area Maroubra Junction is one of the main shopping areas in the district and is home to the new Pacific Square shopping centre (previously known as Maroubra Mall and before that, Stockland Mall Maroubra). Pacific Square shopping centre has an outdoor eating area on Anzac Parade, a supermarket and many specialty shops. In 2007, Pacific Square will expand to include an Aldi supermarket and more speciality shops. Maroubra Junction is a locality of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
Pacific Square is a shopping centre in Maroubra Junction. ...
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Before nearby Westfield Eastgardens was built, Maroubra Mall (then known as Stockland Maroubra) was a small shopping mall centre featuring the only department store in the south-eastern suburbs. It then became the site of many factory outlets before the redevelopment created a new shopping centre below an apartment block. Commercial developments are also found along Anzac Parade, Maroubra Road and surrounding streets, including Dudley's Emporium, the first shopping centre of Maroubra Junction built in 1912 which was recently redeveloped. Westfield 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. ...
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There are also a handful of shopping strips south of Maroubra Junction such as the once-thriving but now notorious Lexington Place, the recently redeveloped Duffy's Corner (the former site of the first Duffy Brothers fruit market) and the South Maroubra Shopping Village near Maroubra Beach (also known as "The Sands") which is home to many well-known shops.
Accommodation
Hotels (still in operation) - The Sands Hotel (1972-present) - a budget 2 1/2 star hotel/motel complex 400 metres from Maroubra Beach at the rear of the South Maroubra Shopping Village, at the heart of Maroubra. Since 2002, it has been the only form of accommodation left in the Maroubra area and prior to 2002, it was a cheaper alternative to the other few hotels in Maroubra that still provided accommodation. The hotel nevertheless has standard rooms and also recently refurbished luxury rooms overlooking Maroubra. The usual hotel facilities such as the TAB and bottle shop are all on the ground floor. The hotel is open from 10am to midnight ('til 10pm on Sundays).
- Maroubra Junction Hotel - a budget hotel close to Anzac Parade at 199 Maroubra Road, Maroubra Junction. Still has single rooms only at a cheap rate. Don't expect much though.
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Past Hotels (previously provided tourist accommodation) - Maroubra Bay Hotel (1926-2002) - a beachfront hotel on 182 Marine Parade, Maroubra Beach. Was very popular after World War I due to the extension of the tram line to the beach, the construction of a promenade and bathing sheds. Declined in popularity from the fifties onwards and closed down in 2002. The hotel was refurbished and only just re-opened. The bottle shop there was removed and the hotel rooms were replaced with apartments.
- Trade Winds (1972-2002) - a major hotel in Maroubra Junction on Maroubra Road. It was the only first-class hotel in the Maroubra area. Fell into the same situation as the Maroubra Bay Hotel in 2002 which saw the conversion of the hotel into apartments. The Trade Winds Brasserie is all that's left of the old hotel.
Transport
Road Anzac Parade leads directly from the city to Maroubra Junction via the University of New South Wales (near Prince of Wales Hospital at Randwick). If traffic is heavy on Anzac Parade (particularly during peak hour and special events at the football stadiums) then Wentworth Avenue allows access to the highway system (M5, Eastern Distributor and the airport). Anzac Parade, Kingsford Anzac Parade is a major road in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...
Public Transport Anzac Parade is a major public transport corridor. Regular bus services run from the junction to the city, railway, Eastgardens, airport, university and hospital. Less regular services depart from Maroubra Beach to the city and the railway. Eastgardens is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
Trams previously ran from Maroubra Beach to Railway Square and Circular Quay, but the system was closed in 1961. Buildings and railway station at Circular Quay Circular Quay wharf and railway station as seen from an approaching Rivercat ferry. ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
Famous Residents Famous people associated with Maroubra include: Robert John Carr (born 28 September 1947), Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales from 25 March 1995 to 3 August 2005. ...
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The Bra Boys are an Australian gang centered on the Sydney suburb of Maroubra. ...
See also Maroubra Junction is a locality of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
The Bra Boys are an Australian gang centered on the Sydney suburb of Maroubra. ...
External links Coordinates: -33.94947° 151.24373° Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- Maroubra at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)
- Dining on Maroubra Beach Pavilion Cafe
- Marouba Districts Chamber of Commerce
- Marouba Beach Web Camera
- Pacific Square shopping centre
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References - The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frences Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
- Timeline from Randwick Council.
- Maroubra beach declared national surfing reserve - ABC World Today
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Centennial Park is a large area of parkland in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, set aside to celebrate the first 100 years of European settlement in Australia. ...
Chifley is a suburb 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. ...
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Hillsdale is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
Kensington is a suburb in Randwick City, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. ...
Kingsford is a suburb in Sydney, Australia located about 7km south of the central business district, falling under the authority of Randwick council. ...
La Perouse is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
Little Bay is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
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Maroubra Junction is a locality of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
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