North Bondi, New South Wales

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North Bondi
SydneyNew South Wales

North Bondi Beach
Established: 1851
Postcode: 2026
Property Value: AUD $1,262,000 (2007)
Location: km (4 mi) east of Sydney CBD
LGA: Waverley Council
State District: Vaucluse
Federal Division: Wentworth
Suburbs around North Bondi:
Rose Bay Rose Bay Dover Heights
Bellevue Hill North Bondi Tasman Sea
Waverley Bondi Beach

North Bondi is a coastal, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Bondi is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council.

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[edit] Location

North Bondi is a mostly residential area. Bondi Beach is an adjacent suburb and beach, while Bondi is a neighbouring suburb and Bondi Junction is a neighbouring suburb and commercial centre. Ben Buckler is a locality in North Bondi.

[edit] History

Bondi is an Aboriginal word meaning water breaking over rock. It has been spelt a number of different ways over time, Boondi, Bundi, Bundye. Rock carvings can be found on the cliffs at North Bondi. The whole Bondi area was part of a 200 acre land grant to road-builder William Roberts in 1809. In 1851, Edward Smith Hall, editor of the Sydney Monitor, purchased the land for 200 pounds.

[edit] Landmarks

Bondi Golf Course sits on the coast, east of Military Road. North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club sits beside the beach in Biddigal Reserve.

[edit] References

  • The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

[edit] External links

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