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Coastal Trails
HISTORY
Bayside Coastal History Trail map overleaf
76 Royal Avenue, Sandringham
PO Box 27 Sandringham VIC 3191
T (03) 9599 4444
enquiries@bayside.vic.gov.au
www.bayside.vic.gov.au
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Bayside Coastal Trail Network Bayside City Council has developed four affiliated trails stretching across the 17 kilometers of the coastline adjacent to Beach Road between Brighton and Beaumaris. The Bayside Coastal History Trail The coastal area of Bayside has played host to many historical events of regional and local importance. The Bayside Coastal History Trail Signs seek to explain these important events and their historical significance and identify historical sites along the 17km of coastline. For more information about the history of the Bayside area, visit www.bayside.vic.gov.au/trails Photographs courtesy of private collections and Sandringham & District Historical Society.
01 Elwood Life Saving Club
Reg No. SK1193, Port Phillip City Collection
The first life saving club in Victoria was
established at Point Ormond, Elwood in 1911.
The Club’s founding members pushed for
change in legislation to allow ‘open sea’ and
‘mixed sea’ bathing. Until these changes were
made, sea bathing could only be done inside
the many enclosed ‘bathing houses’ which
dotted the shoreline of Port Phillip Bay.02 Middle Brighton Baths
People today enjoy the freedom to swim
whenever and wherever they wish, but this was
not always the case. The baths opened on this
site in 1881 and were rebuilt several times. The
baths were refurbished in 1986 and again in
2001 with the addition of the restaurant and
gymnasium.
03 Bluestone Seawall (Stories in the stones)
The stones in this and other seawalls on the
foreshore were taken from the outer walls of the
Old Melbourne Gaol. It is not known how many
of these inscribed stones are in the seawall as
the builders of the seawalls did not seem to
attach much importance to their placement.04 Bathing Boxes, Dendy Street Beach
The first of these iconic bathing boxes was built
in 1862 and, by the turn of the century, many
more were built as their popularity increased.
The 82 boxes remaining are a favourite subject
of photographers and artists, especially when
viewed from Green Point with the Melbourne
skyline in the background.
05 Green Point
Green Point has always been a major
attraction for residents and visitors. The
annual Bright’n’Sandy Food and Wine
Festival continues the celebratory usage of
Green Point begun by popular carnivals held
so many years ago.06 Brighton Beach Baths
Brighton Beach Baths opened in 1861. In the
1960s and 1970s the baths suffered from lack
of patronage and a fire which destroyed much
of the building. Council decided to refurbish
the ones at Middle Brighton and demolish the
Brighton Beach Baths in 1979.07 Hampton Beach Renourishment
Renourishment of Hampton Beach, which had
suffered an almost total loss of foreshore and
vegetation, began in 1997. Sand was pumped
in from a site offshore. Heavy machinery then
repositioned a 50 metre wide stretch of sand to
create the new beach.
08 Hampton Beach
Hampton Beach was a popular destination in
the early days. Crowds flocked to the beach and
many patronised the hotel, tea gardens, cafes
and other attractions such as the pier. Today it
is difficult to imagine the huge crowds with their
colourful umbrellas and deck chairs, watching
happy children paddling across sand banks.09 Sandringham Band Rotunda and Gardens
Built in 1926, when outdoor band
concerts provided popular entertainment,
the Sandringham Band Rotunda could
accommodate 25 musicians on the upper level.
Gardens were created and palm trees planted
beside the rotunda, which became a notable
feature of the landscape.
10 Half Moon Bay and the Red Bluff Cliffs
From the days of the Boon wurrung people to
the present day, Half Moon Bay has been a
valued fishing place. Painters, photographers
and film-makers have depicted the weathered
desert-like cliff face of the Red Bluff, which
stands at the northern end of Half Moon Bay.11 H.M.V.S. Cerberus
Commissioned in 1866, and jointly funded by the
British and Victorian Governments, Cerberus was
built in England. The design was a radical departure
from contemporary naval ships. She arrived in 1871
and was withdrawn from service and sold for scrap
in 1923. She was finally purchased and relocated
to her present site by Sandringham City Council
in 1926.
12 The Little Beach
The Little Beach was rescued from obliteration
in 1970 by conservationists and other beach
lovers. Educators and scientists value the area,
which was declared the first of Victoria’s coastal
‘Sites of Special Scientific Interest’.13 Quiet Corner and Fishermen’s Hut
In the mid-1800s, skilled workmen cut blocks of
stone from the rocky shore in the Quiet Corner
area in order to construct the famous castellated
wall of Black Rock House. For many years
fishermen hauled their boats up above the tide line
and congregated in the Fishermen’s Hut. In the
1990s Council repaired the hut which remains as a
useful shelter and landmark.14 The Point
Ricketts Point is well known for its rocky shore
and reefs which for decades have attracted
beach lovers, fishermen, snorkellers, painters,
bird watchers and students of marine life. The
Teahouse, constructed on the site of an earlier
kiosk, attracts visitors from near and distant
places.
15 Great Southern Hotel and Keefer’s Boat Hire
The Great Southern Hotel opened in 1889, later
changing its name to Hotel Beaumaris. By the
later part of the 1900s, the ‘Beaui’ had become
important for entertainment. At the base of the
cliff below the hotel stood the shed that housed
Keefer’s Boat Hire set up by Charles Keefer.16 Australian Impressionist Painters (Heidelberg
School)
LaTrobe collection and Australian Manuscript
collection, State Library of Victoria
In the summer of 1886 and 1887 Tom Roberts,
Frederick McCubbin and Louis Abrahams
walked to the Beaumaris cliffs from a rented
house in rapidly developing Mentone. Roberts,
McCubbin, Streeton and later Charles Conder,
all painted memorable pictures of the shores
of Beaumaris and Mentone, sketching and
painting en plein-air (out of doors) – capturing
the light, beauty and interest of the scenes.27 The Beacon 25 Hauling the Seine 21 Half Moon Bay 1 Boon wurrung Landscape 12 The Beach at Sandringham 8 The Swimmer 5 Brighton Beach, Wilson 3 Brighton Beach 2 Playthings of the Wind 12 Emu
28 Fishing Nets 26 Man with Fishing Net 22 Red Bluff 9 Time of Chaos 13 Sandringham Beach 9 Hampton Beach 6 Brighton Beach, Mather 4 Summer Sea 7 Seaweed 13 Constellation
29 Quiet Corner 8 Living Across Two Worlds 14 Bunjil’s Eggs 9 Rock Pools 14 At the Beach 7 Renourishment 7 Brighton Beach, Burn 3 Boon wurrung Women 2 Middle Brighton Baths 2 The Journey of the Eel
30 Banksia Point Beaumaris 10 Half Moon Bay and the 15 Windhover 8 Hampton Beach 4 Boon wurrung People 3 Sand Dunes 3 Bluestone Sea Wall 1 Extinction
31 Sandringham 11 Ochre Pits Red Bluff Cliffs 23 Boats at Half Moon Bay 16 Beach Scene 9 Sandringham Rotunda 4 Coastal Tea Tree 4 Bathing Boxes 2 Rakali 1 Red Bluff
32 Mentone 13 Quiet Corner 11 HMVS Cerberus 24 Near Black Rock 17 Tea Trees 10 Sandringham 5 Green Point Gardens 5 The Last Arweets
12 Little Beach 18 Storm Clouds 11 By the Sea 6 Brighton Beach Baths 10 Pelican
7 Plenty of Sun 6 Natural Resources 1 Elwood Life Saving Club
6 Bayside Inland Birds 2 Rakali
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20 Red Bluff at Sandringham
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HISTORY
Bayside Coastal History Trail map overleaf
76 Royal Avenue, Sandringham
PO Box 27 Sandringham VIC 3191
T (03) 9599 4444
enquiries@bayside.vic.gov.au
www.bayside.vic.gov.au
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