List of rockpools in Australia
In Australia , and especially in Sydney and New South Wales , rockpools are man-made swimming pools that are located on the coast on rocky ground and are bordered by walls made of plastered brick , natural rubble or concrete. They are often found in connection with sandy beaches. Many of them are washed over by the tides or waves. They still offer protection from surf, currents and dangerous marine animals.
The Rockpools have a long historical tradition in Australia, three of them have been entered in monument protection lists due to their importance. The first rockpool in Australia, called the Bogey Hole , was built by convicts between 1819 and 1822, when Australia was still a British convict colony .
In the Australian state of New South Wales there are about 100 rock pools , which are about 44 in the coastal area of Sydney with its suburbs. The Rockpools are concentrated in New South Wales on the eastern suburbs and the Northern Beaches of Sydney, on the south coast between Illawarra and Shoalhaven and on the central coast around Newcastle . Almost all of them can be used for free.
There are no significant numbers of rockpools in the states of Victoria and Western Australia .
Rock pools are called differently, for example also rock pool or ocean pool . There are also regional names that are based on the history of the country and the Aborigines .
The lengths of the pools are usually around 50 meters, but they are quite different.
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| East Ballina Children's Pool | Balina | ||
| Yamba Rock Pool | Yamba | Opened in 1969. Length 33 meters. | |
| Sawtell Memorial Rock Pool | Sawtel | Opened in 1962. | |
| Black Head Rock Pool | Ranger | Opened in 1941. Length 100 feet. | |
| Forster Ocean Baths / The Bull Ring | Ranger | Opened in 1936. North wall 56 meters, east wall 50 meters and west wall 69 meters long. |
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| Soldiers Baths | Newcastle | Built around 1883 from large rubble stones for the oval pool 180 yards in circumference. | |
| Square hole | Newcastle | ||
| Newcastle Ocean Baths | Newcastle | Built in 1922. Size approx. 91 × 45 meters. | |
| Canoe pool | Newcastle | Opened in 1937. | |
| The Ladies Bath | Newcastle | ||
| Bogey hole | Newcastle | Bogey Hole was the first rock pool to be built in Australia. Convicts had to build it. Construction began in 1819. Size 10 × 6.5 meters, average water depth 1.5 meters. |
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| Bar Beach Rock Pool | Newcastle | ||
| Old Merewether Baths | Newcastle | ||
| Merewether Ocean Baths | Newcastle | Construction began in 1935. Size: 110 × 90 yards. | |
| Norah Head Pool | Norah Head |
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| The Entrance Ocean Baths | The Entrance | Built in 1938 and 1965. Length 50 meters, there is also a children's pool. | |
| Terrigal Rock Pool | Terrigal | ||
| Avoca Beach Rock Pool | Avoca Beach |
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| Copacabana Rock Pool | Copacabana | ||
| MacMasters Beach Rock Pool | MacMasters Beach | ||
| Killcare - Putty Beach Rock Pool | Killcare | ||
| Umina Beach | Umina | ||
| Pearl Beach Rock Pool | Pearl Beach | ||
| Palm Beach Rock Pool | Palm Beach | Length 50 meters. | |
| Whale Beach Rock Pool | Whale Beach | Length 25 meters. | |
| Avalon Rock Pool | Avalon | ||
| Bilgola Rock Pool | Bilgola Beach | Length 50 meters. | |
| Northern Headlands Rock Pool | Newport | ||
| Newport Rock Pool | Newport | Length 50 meters. | |
| Mona Vale Rock Pool | Mona Vale | Length 30 meters. (with children's pool). |
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| North Narrabeen Rock Pool | North Narrabeen | Length 50 meters. | |
| Collaroy Rock Pool | Collaroy |
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| Dee Why Rock Pool | Dee Why | Length 50 meters. | |
| North Curl Curl Rockpool | North Curl Curl | Length 25 meters. |
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| South Curl Curl Rock Pool | Curl curl | Length 50 meters. | |
| Freshwater Rock Pool | Freshwater | Length 50 meters. |
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| Queenscliff Rock Pool | Queenscliff | Built in 1937. 50 × 50 meters. | |
| Fairy Bower Pool | Manly | Built in 1929. | |
| Fairlight Beach Pool | Fairlight |
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| Wally Weakes Pool | North Bondi | ||
| Children's pool | North Bondi | ||
| Bondi Iceberg's pool | Bondi Beach | Built in 1887. |
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| Bronte Bogey Hole | Bronte | Built in 1916. |
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| Geoff James Pool (Clovelly Baths) | Clovelly | ||
| Giles Baths | Coogee | ||
| Ross Jones Memorial Pool (Coogee Beach Pool) | Coogee | Built in 1947. Located close to the Surf Life Saving Club on the south (SLSC) of Coogee Beach |
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| McIver Women's Baths (Coogee Women's Pool) | Coogee | Built in 1886. | |
| Wylie's Baths | Coogee | Built in 1907. | |
| Ivo Rowe Pool | South Coogee | Built in the 1930s | |
| Mahon pool | Maroubra | Built in 1932. | |
| South Maroubra Rock Pools | Maroubra | ||
| Malabar pool | Malabar | ||
| Little Bay pool | Little Bay | ||
| Northernmost Pool | Cronulla | ||
| Children's pool | Cronulla | ||
| Main ocean pool | Cronulla | ||
| Shelly Beach Pool | Cronulla |
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| Oak Park Pool | Cronulla |
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| Bulgo pool | Otford | ||
| Big Marley Rock Pool | Royal National Park | ||
| Coalcliff pool | Coalcliff |
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| Clifton Baths | Clifton | ||
| Doctors Pool | Wollongong | ||
| Scarborough Baths | Wollongong | ||
| Wombarra Baths | Wollongong | ||
| Coledale Baths | Wollongong | ||
| Little Austinmer Children's Pool | Wollongong | ||
| Old Thirroul Baths (site) | Wollongong | ||
| Collins Point Baths | Wollongong | ||
| Bellambi pool | Wollongong | ||
| Towradgi pool | Wollongong | ||
| Wollongong Rock Pool | Wollongong | ||
| Wollongong Continental Baths | Wollongong | ||
| Wollongong Nuns Pool | Wollongong | ||
| Wollongong Ladies Bath | Wollongong | ||
| Fishermens Beach Rock Pool | Port Kembla | ||
| Barrack Point Pool | Barrack Point | ||
| Beverley Whitfield Pool | Shellharbour | Built in 1895, later expanded. Named after Beverley Joy Whitfield , the gold medalist at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 200-meter breaststroke in Munich. | |
| Pheasant Point Pool | Kiama | ||
| Blowhole Point Pool | Kiama |
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| Werri Beach Pool | Gerringong | ||
| Men's Baths | Gerringong | ||
| Currarong Pools | Currarong | ||
| Mollymook Bogey Hole | Mollymook | ||
| Ulladulla Sea Pool | Ulladulla | ||
| Horseshoe Bay pool | Bermagui | ||
| Blue pool | Bermagui | Formerly a natural rock pool. In 1937 it was significantly enlarged, paved and equipped with stairs, benches, changing rooms, water tanks, etc. A pump was installed in the 1990s and stairs, handrails and fences were replaced in 2011. |
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| Zane Gray Pool | Bermagui | ||
| Cape Paterson Rock Pool | Cape Paterson in Victoria | Built in the 1960s. | |
| Anastasia's pool | Broome in Western Australia | ||
| Mettam's pool | Trigg in Western Australia | ||
| Hammersley Pool | North Beach in Western Australia | ||
| Edithburgh Tidal Pool | Edithburgh , SA |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Swim between the rocks , at smh.com.au. Retrieved September 21, 2016
- ↑ a b c Sea eagles, Dad's Army and the Black Head Rock Pool , on Swimming Pool Stories. Retrieved September 21, 2016
- ↑ a b c Ocean baths at Visit Newcastle. Retrieved September 21, 2016
- ^ The Entrance Ocean Baths - The Entrance . Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Sydney Ocean Pools and Inner Harbor Baths . Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ↑ Keen swimmers have long wait to swim in Queenscliff heritage pool . In: Daily Telegraph Northern Edition , September 21, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ↑ Fairy Bower Rock Pool Manly . Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d Into the deep of Sydney's ocean pools . In: The Australian , September 21, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ Ross Jones Memorial Pool , on randwick.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved September 25, 2016
