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Bilgola Beach, New South Wales

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There were plans during the 1960s to build a bridge bypass of the twisting road ('Bilgola Bends') between the north and south headlands of Bilgola. The bridge was not built but a small amount of landfill was added to remove a sharp bend in the southern end of the road in preparation for construction.
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of Population, there were 251 residents in Bilgola Beach. 69.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 8.8%, New Zealand 3.6%, South Africa 2.4%, Germany 1.6% and Netherlands 1.6%. 89.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at
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The area was owned by the McLurcan family from the start of the early 1900s. Mrs McLurcan was famous for her cookery book, 'Mrs McLurcan's Cookery Book'. The large family home was surrounded by cabbage tree palms, for which the area is noted.
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was noted in Surveyor James Meehan's records of 1814. Robert Henderson received a grant of 100 acres (0.40 km) in 1822 which he named "Belgoola". The district eventually adopted the simplified name "Bilgola".
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home included French 2.8%, Dutch 1.2% and Arabic 1.2%. The most common responses for religion in Bilgola were No Religion 51.8%, Catholic 17.9% and Anglican 14.3%.
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Avalon Bilgola Amateur Swimming Club swims at the Bilgola Rock Pool on Saturday mornings during the summer months. The club was formed in 1961.
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is located at Bilgola Beach. It was formed in the summer of 1949 with construction of the club house beginning in 1950.
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The bend still remains, with the landfill now providing a small grassy area, with an excellent view of Newport Beach.
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meaning "swirling waters", or perhaps "a pretty beach with steep slopes, studded with cabbage palms". The word
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The main road connecting the northern part of the Barrenjoey Peninsula to the rest of Sydney,
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were gazetted as suburbs in 2012, dividing the previous suburb of Bilgola.
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to the south. The landscape rises steeply behind Bilgola Beach to
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Index

Bilgola
Sydney
New South Wales

2021
Sydney CBD
LGA(s)
Northern Beaches Council
State electorate(s)
Pittwater
Federal division(s)
Mackellar
Suburbs
Avalon Beach
Avalon Beach
Bilgola Plateau
Tasman Sea
Newport
Newport
suburb
Sydney
Northern Beaches
New South Wales
Sydney central business district
local government area
Northern Beaches Council
Bilgola Plateau
Tasman Sea
Avalon Beach
Newport

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