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many years until he was speared by a tourist. Bring your goggles, but don't go killing any-
thing…
On the other side of the car park is the entrance to the Gordons Bay Underwater
Nature Trail OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( www.gordonsbayscubadivingclub.com ; Clovelly Road) , a 500m
underwater chain guiding divers past reefs, sand flats and kelp forests.
Coogee
COOGEE BEACH
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(Arden St; 372-373) Bondi without the glitz and the posers, Coogee (locals pronounce the
double o as in the word 'took') has a deep sweep of sand, historic ocean baths and plenty
of green space for barbecues and frisbee hurling. Between World Wars, Coogee had an
English-style pier, with a 1400-seat theatre and a 600-seat ballroom…until the surf took it.
BEACH
Offshore, compromising the surf here a little, is craggy Wedding Cake Island, immor-
talised in a surf-guitar instrumental by Midnight Oil.
At Coogee Beach's northern end below Dolphin Point, Giles Baths is what's known as
a 'bogey hole' - a semiformal rock pool open to the surging surf. At the beach's southern
end, Ross Jones Memorial Pool has sandcastle-like concrete turrets.
MCIVERS BATHS
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(Beach St; 372-373) Perched against the cliffs south of Coogee Beach is the women-only
McIvers Baths. Well screened from passers-by, this spot has been popular for women's
bathing since before 1876. Its strictly women-only policy has made it popular with an un-
likely mixture of nuns, Muslim women and lesbians. Small children of either gender are
permitted.
BEACH
DOLPHIN POINT
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(Baden St; 372-373) This grassy tract at Coogee Beach's northern end has superb ocean
views and the sea-salty Giles Baths ocean pool. A sobering shrine commemorates the
2002 Bali bombings. Coogee was hit hard by the tragedy, with 20 of the 89 Australians
killed coming from hereabouts.
PARK
Formerly known as Dunningham Park, its name was changed to honour the six mem-
bers of the Coogee Dolphins rugby league team who died in the blast.
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