Bundeena, New South Wales
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| Bundeena Sydney, New South Wales |
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 Bundeena seen from the wharf |
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| Population: | 2,078 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2230 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.9 km² | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Sutherland Shire | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Heathcote | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Cook | ||||||||||||
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Bundeena is a village on the outskirts of southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 29km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Sutherland Shire.
Bundeena is adjacent to the village of Maianbar. It lies on the southern side of Port Hacking, opposite the suburbs of Cronulla and Burraneer. The village is surrounded by the Royal National Park.
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Bundeena may be accessed by passenger ferry from Cronulla or by road through the Royal National Park from Sutherland or Waterfall. The beaches at Bundeena are Jibbon Beach, Bonnievale Beach, Gunyah Beach and Horderns Beach. Cabbage Tree Creek and 'The Basin' separate Bundeena from Maianbar. A bush track and footbridge link the two villages.
Bundeena is a picturesque suburb, but can suffer from many of the social problems normally attributed with remote rural towns, even though it is relatively close to the city of Sydney.
During early colonial settlement, Indonesian rusa deer were introduced and have since become a menace, or a delight, to Bundeena residents. They often jump fences and eat anything in sight.
[edit] History
Bundeena is an Aboriginal word meaning 'noise like thunder'. Aboriginal rock engravings made by Dharawal people can be found at Jibbon Head.
In 1815 there were reports of criminals in the Cabbage Tree Creek region who were producing sly grog. They used the caves along the foreshore for storage. The first land grants were made to Owen Byrne and George Simpson. William Simpson built a hotel at what is now known as Bonnie Vale.
W.A. Hodgkinson conducted a launch service from Gunnamatta Bay in 1908. Captain R.R. Ryall commenced the Cronulla to Bundeena ferry service in 1915. Bundeena Public School opened on 14 September 1948.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
| Suburbs and localities within the Sutherland Shire | Southern Sydney | Sydney |
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Alfords Point | Audley | Bangor | Barden Ridge | Bonnet Bay | Bundeena | Burraneer | Caravan Head | Caringbah | Como | Como West | Cronulla | Dolans Bay | Engadine | Grays Point | Gundamaian | Gymea | Gymea Bay | Heathcote | Illawong | Jannali | Kangaroo Point | Kareela | Kirrawee | Kurnell | Lilli Pilli | Loftus | Lucas Heights | Maianbar | Menai | Miranda | North Engadine | Oyster Bay | Port Hacking | Sandy Point | Sutherland | Sylvania | Sylvania Heights | Sylvania Waters | Taren Point | Warumbul | Waterfall | Woolooware | Woronora | Woronora Heights | Yarrawarrah | Yowie Bay |
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