Maroubra is a beachside suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 10 km south-east of Sydney and is surrounded by Coogee to the north, Pagewood and Matraville to the west and Malabar to the south. It lies in the City of Randwick local government area. It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... Sydney is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of New South Wales, as well as Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Coogee from northern end of Coogee Beach Coogee is a beachside suburb of Sydney adjacent to Coogee Bay (the Tasman Sea) in the east, Clovelly in the north, Randwick in the west and Kingsford and Maroubra in the south. ... Pagewood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Matraville is a suburb located in the South-East of Sydney. ... Malabar is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The City of Randwick is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... 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. ...

Mahon pool and Maroubra Bay Sydney, Australia

History

The name "Maroubra" is taken from a local Aboriginal word meaning "like thunder" - describing the sound of the surf pounding against the rocks on Maroubra Beach. In 1861, the first house was built in the suburb's 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. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ...

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 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Hereward was a full-rigged iron clipper built in Glasgow in 1877. ... Looking towards the baths, from the Bogey Hole Newcastle is Australias sixth largest city and the second largest in the state of New South Wales. ... Scrivener Dam, Canberra Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ...

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. // Events and trends The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginings during the second half of the 19th Century. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

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 concrete track, a number of deaths occurred and it was closed after only 9 years of operation. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Famous people associated with Maroubra include the ex-Premier of NSW Bob Carr and the surfer Koby Abberton. The Hon. ...

Shopping

Maroubra Junction is one of the main shopping areas in the district and is home to the new Pacific Square shopping centre (previously Stockland/Maroubra Mall) which has an outdoor eating area and was once the the site of many factory outlets and the only department store in the south-eastern suburbs before the redevelopment of Maroubra Mall/Pacific Square began.

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 Bros. fruit market) and the South Maroubra Shopping Villiage near Maroubra Beach (also known as "The Sands") which is home to many well-known shops.

Accommodation

Hotels that previously had 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.

Hotels that are 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 facilites 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).

Transportation

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).

Public Transport

Anzac Parade is a major public transport corridor. Regular city, railway, Eastgardens, airport, university and hospital busses run from the junction. Less regular services depart from Maroubra Beach and go to the city or the railway.

Trams previously ran from Maroubra Beach to Railway Square and Circular Quay, but the system was closed in the late 1950's, along with the rest of the Sydney tram system. Buildings and railway station at Circular Quay Circular Quay wharf and railway station as seen from an approaching Rivercat ferry. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sydney, the largest city in Australia, once had the largest tram system in Australia and one of the largest in the world. ...

References

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frences Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0207144958
• Timeline from Randwick Council.

External links

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street maps from Street Directory or Whereis or MSN Maps.
  • Satellite photos from Google Maps and Terraserver.
• Maroubra Directory of Websites (provided by DMOZ).