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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]]. |
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]]. |
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Between [[1925]] and [[1934]], the Olympia Motor Speedway was located in South Maroubra at the corner of |
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 occured and it was closed after only 9 years of operation. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 23:45, 15 September 2005
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.
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.
The suburb first made headlines on the 6 May, 1898, when the Hereward - a fully-rigged iron ship weighing 1,893 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.
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.
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 occured and it was closed after only 9 years of operation.
References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frences Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0207144958
- Timeline from Randwick Council.