Bronte, New South Wales
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Bronte is a beachside Eastern Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bronte Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the Waverley Council local government area of the Eastern Suburbs.[2]
The suburb has previously been declared the best of 641 Sydney suburbs by the
History
First Australian history
There is no clear evidence for the name or names of the indigenous bands or clans who were the original custodians of the area prior to the
Owing to the devastating effects of the European invasion on Aboriginal peoples, including forced displacement and the catastrophic impact of introduced European diseases such as smallpox, most or all of the original indigenous inhabitants of the area were killed by disease or forced to move further inland during the late 18th and early 19th century[citation needed], resulting in the near-total loss of indigenous cultural knowledge about the area, and this had been compounded by the massive residential and commercial development of the area, which has destroyed nearly all archaeological evidence of the indigenous occupation and use of the land and seashore around what is now known as "Nelson Bay".[citation needed]
Modern history
Lowe became a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He later moved back to England where he became a writer with The Times.
Trams
The former Bronte tram line branched from the North Bondi via Bondi Junction line at Bondi Junction, running down Bronte Road and MacPherson Street to Bronte Beach. A feature of this line was the final approach to Bronte Beach in a rock cutting parallel to the Pacific Ocean. The line opened to Waverley in 1890, then to Bronte in 1911. Electric services started to Waverley in 1902, then Bronte in 1911. Through services ran from Circular Quay or Railway Square. The line was closed in 1960 and replaced by a bus service that follows the route between Bronte and Bondi Junction of bus 378 (440 from 2015 and 379 from early 2018).[citation needed]
Heritage listings
Bronte has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 470 Bronte Road: Bronte House[5]
- St Thomas Street: Waverley Cemetery[7]
Demographics
According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 6,733 residents in Bronte. In Bronte, 62.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.9%, New Zealand 2.6%, United States of America 1.5% and South Africa 1.5%. 78.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French at 2.0%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 38.6%, Catholic 24.8% and Anglican 12.3%.[1]
Culture
In recent years Bronte's eating scene has developed, with the introduction of several popular restaurants in and in close proximity to Macpherson St.[8]
Sport and recreation
Bronte has an important surfing culture. The Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club was founded in 1903 and claims to be the oldest surf lifesaving club in the world. An annual long-distance ocean swimming event is held in December each year between Bondi Beach and Bronte.
According to The Dictionary of Sydney, it is believed that the famous swimming style generally known as the "Australian crawl" was first seen at Bronte Baths in 1899.[9]
Bronte is represented in one of the most popular sporting competitions across Australia, the National Rugby League competition, by the local team the Sydney Roosters, officially the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC).
The Bronte Splashers Winter Swimming Club claims to be the oldest Winter Swimming club in the world founded in 1921[10] and compete against Bondi Icebergs Winter Swimming Club, South Maroubra Dolphins Winter Swimming Club, Cronulla Polar Bears Winter Swimming Club, Maroubra Seals Winter Swimming Club, Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club, Clovelly Eskimos Winter Swimming Club, Coogee Penguins Winter Swimming Club, Wollongong Whales and Cottesloe Crabs in the Winter Swimming Association of Australia Championships.[11]
Notable residents
- Dave Brown (1913–1974) described by football historians as 'the Bradman of Rugby League' was raised near Bronte Beach where his parents operated the dressing sheds. His father, Denis 'Dinny' Brown, was Waverley Council's first lifeguard.[12]
- Cressida Campbell - artist
- Ryan Clark, former child actor best known for playing Sam Marshall in Home and Away, was raised in Bronte and still lives there with his family. He left the show in 2001 and is now a Waverley Council lifeguard.
- Bruce Hopkins - surf lifesaver
- Deborah Hutton - media personality
- Peter Dodds McCormick (1834–1916) was the composer of the national anthem "Advance Australia Fair". He lived at Clydebank, 5 Virgil Street (now 20 Yanko Avenue) in Bronte and was an elder at Grahame Memorial Presbyterian Church.[12]
- Jessi Miley-Dyer - surfer
- Alan Morrison - army general
- Scott M,zorrison – 30th Prime Minister of Australia, grew up in Bronte
- Marjorie O'Neill - politician
- Natasha Oakley - model
- Dick Persson - public servant
- Victor Radley - rugby league player
- Dick See - rugby league player
- Mia Wasikowska – actress
- Andrew 'Joey' Johns - former NRL player and football commentator[14]
Gallery
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Uniting Church, Leichhardt Street
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Heritage-listed house, Bronte Road
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Grave of Henry Lawson, Waverley Cemetery
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Waterfall, Bronte Gully
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bronte (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
- ^ Dart, Jonathan (7 June 2008). "Bondi? Pretentious. Bronte? Perfect". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Bronte | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ .
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/121
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- ^ "THE 10 BEST Restaurants Near Moxhe Restaurant, Bronte". www.tripadvisor.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Bronte - Dictionary of Sydney
- ^ "BRONTE SPLASHERS WINTER SWIMMING CLUB Est. 1921 - Home". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Home". wsaainc.com.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "How a triumphant return turned sour". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 January 2008.
- ^ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/andrew-johns-joey-celebrates-birthday-by-moving-into-28m-bronte-bolthole/news-story/80577556d13465bba4eaa889bdd298ad
External links
- Bronte surf lifesaving club
- Bronte Beach Guide
- Bronte House
- Sculptures By The Sea
- Vesper, Stan (2008). "Bronte". CC-By-SA)