Manly

SEVEN MILES FROM SYDNEY

AND A THOUSAND MILES FROM CARE

HISTORY

"Manly derives its name from Captain Arthur Phillip's description of the 'manly natives' that greeted him, and a subsequent map by Captain John Hunter placed Manly Cove off North Harbour reserve. Surveyor John Oxley noted in 1827 that the land in North Harbour had "long been pointed out as a proper situation to be reserved for the site of a village". It was particularly attractive because three fresh water streams could supply the potential village and one of them, the waterfall flowing beneath the bridge at Gourlay Avenue, can still be seen. The village was laid out in 1828 but the area had attracted settlement well before then. The map below shows a small hut once occupied by John Fincham who had arrived with the Third Fleet in 1791, and he was subsequently granted Lot 19 in the Village. Improved roads and reliable motor transport in the 1920s contributed significantly to the changes that turned the Village of North Harbour into the suburb of Balgowlah. In 1938 the large sandy bay which had originally extended to Condamine Street was reclaimed and made into the present park." (http://www.manlyweb.com.au/information/what_to_do/walks/plaques/plaques

GETTING THERE

The easiest way to get to Manly if on the famous Manly Ferry. An old poster used to say "seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care". It is still a romantic trip and the ferries have not changed since the 30s.

A short walk along the Corso brings you to the beach and a wide view of the Pacific Ocean