A view of the beach and rock pool at Coalcliff Beach, in the village of Coalcliff, north of Wollongong. In 1797, William Clarke and two others were the sole survivors of 17 men, who after the shipwreck of Sydney Cove had attempted to walk 700 kilometres to Port Jackson, Sydney. They found exposed coal on the cliff here and built fires to warm themselves. The fires were seen and they were rescued, which is how this place was named.
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Looks like a place that would get a few rips, hopefully people pay attention to the flags.
ReplyDelete...how did it get the name?
ReplyDeleteThe cliffs in the area had exposed coal. I've added some history to the post.
DeleteNice day for it. Rain and gray skies all day today near me so this warms me up a bit.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a dangerous beach.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful beach, Well captured.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing that information. Very interesting.
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