Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Tamarama

South-eastern beachside suburb, with an Aboriginal name believed to mean 'storm'. Its beach has been described as the most hazardous patrolled beach in New South Wales.

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Name
Alternate
Dixon's Bay
Alternate
Fairlight Glen
Alternate
Fletcher's Glen
Property
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Part of
Type

Tamarama

,
2010

Marked with the rock carvings and middens of its traditional owners, Tamarama became the site of pleasure gardens and amusements in the early twentieth century.