Manly is a beach-side suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is north-east of the

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and is currently one of the three administrative centres of the

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. Manly has a long-standing reputation as a

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destination, owing to its attractive setting on the

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and easy accessibility by

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History

Manly was named by Captain Arthur Phillip for the

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living there, stating that "their confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place". These men were of the Kay-ye-my clan (of the Dharug-speaking Gayemaygal people). While scouting for fresh water in the area, Phillip encountered members of the clan, and after a kidnapping he was speared in the shoulder by one of the clan as a punishment ritual; the progressively-minded Phillip ordered his men not to retaliate. In Capt. Tench's words,

The Aboriginal men were feasting on a whale at Manly Cove and were seen by Captain Nepean, Mr White, Nanbaree & a party of men who had travelled to Manly Cove to walk to Broken Bay. Bennelong and Colebee spoke to them and Bennelong asked for Governor Phillip. Captain Nepean sent the Boatswain back to Governor Phillip at South Head. The Aboriginal men cut large chunks of whale off and put them in the boat for Governor Phillip. The military party then proceeded on their walk to Broken Bay. When Governor Phillip's party arrived to see the Aboriginal men they held friendly conversation with Bennelong and Colebee for over half an hour. Later an older Aboriginal man appeared with a spear. Captain Tench remarked that he was seemingly a stranger and little acquainted with Bennelong and Colebee. The Governor moved towards this man and the man became agitated. Governor Phillip threw down his dirk to appease the man crying out confidently. The spear was thrown and Governor Phillip was hit in the shoulder. All was in confusion, there were calls to bring the muskets, Bennelong and Colebee disappeared and Governor Phillip could not make it to the ship because of the length of spear sticking from his shoulder and dragging on the ground. The muskets were brought to shore but only one would fire. The spear was finally broken and all hastened to Port Jackson.

Manly had been envisaged as a seaside resort by

Henry Gilbert Smith Henry Gilbert Smith (1802 – 1 April 1886) was an English-born Australian businessman, banker and politician, known as the "Father of Manly". He was the founder and developer of the Sydney suburb of Manly, where he built Fairlight House fa ...

in the 1850s. In 1853, Smith acquired two large parcels of land (which had been granted to John Thompson in 1842 and John Crane Parker in 1837). Initially John had chartered a paddle steamer to Manly and other vessels visited on an ''ad hoc'' "excursion" basis. Smith built a wharf on the harbour-side of Manly, which was completed in October 1855 and eventually acquired an interest in steamers himself - as part of developing more regular services to Manly to assist his sub-division property sales. By 1873, Smith had sold the lease to the wharf and his share of the steamers to the operators of the ferries and eventually ownership passed to the once famous

Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company (PJ&MSC) was a Public company, publicly listed company that operated the Manly ferry services, Sydney, Manly ferries in Sydney, Australia. After being taken over by Brambles Limited, Brambles Industr ...

. It was the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company which coined the expression about Manly being "Seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care" to promote its ferry service. The Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company played an important part in Manly's development. It built several attractions including a large ocean pool and bathing pavilion, the

Manly Fun Pier The Manly Fun Pier (or Manly Amusement Pier) was a small amusement park located on a wharf in Manly, New South Wales, Australia. It was in operation from 1931 until its closure in 1989. History The Manly Fun Pier started life as a cargo wharf a ...

. In 1972 the company was sold to

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and in 1974 to the

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and it is now part of

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. In March 1885, as the

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was about to depart for the

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, a letter was addressed to Premier

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containing a cheque for £25 for the Patriotic Fund "with my best wishes from a little boy at Manly". It was Australia's first overseas military adventure, and the "

Little Boy from Manly The Little Boy from Manly was a national personification of the colony of New South Wales and later of Australia, initially created by the cartoonist Livingston Hopkins of '' The Bulletin'' in April 1885. Hopkins' creative imagination produced ...

" became a symbol either of patriotism or, among opponents of the adventure, of mindless chauvinism. especially due to a cartoon by

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of '' The Bulletin''. North Beach Estate Manly Auction 1910

In 1896, the first film ever made in Australia was

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's ''

Passengers Alighting from Ferry Brighton at Manly ''Passengers Alighting from Ferry Brighton at Manly'' is an 1896 film by Marius Sestier of passengers alighting from the paddle steamer ferry ''Brighton Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of B ...

''. The film, consisting of footage of the PS ''Brighton'' arriving at the wharf, premiered at the Salon Lumière on Pitt St (Australia's first cinema) on 27 October 1896. No copy is known to have survived. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Manly was one of Australia's most popular seaside holiday resorts.

Manly Beach Manly Beach is a beach situated among the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. From north to south, the three main sections are Queenscliff, North Steyne and South Steyne. Etymology The beach was named by Captain Arthur Phillip for the i ...

is said to be the place where the restriction on daylight

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was first challenged in Australia. In October 1902 William Gocher, clad in a neck to knee costume, swam at midday after announcing his intention to do so in the newspaper he had established (''Manly and North Sydney News''). After being ignored by authorities and being publicly critical of them, he swam again and was escorted from the water by the police, although no charges were laid. In November 1903,

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resolved to allow all-day bathing provided a neck to knee swimming costume was worn. During the first official bathing season in 1903, 17 people drowned on Manly Beach. A year later a surf club was formed on the beach to safeguard the public. While there is debate about which club is the oldest,

Manly Life Saving Club The Manly Life Saving Club is one of Australia's oldest Surf Life Saving Clubs, founded in 1911; located in the Sydney suburb of , in the Northern Beaches Council in New South Wales. History The club was founded in 1911 to patrol Manly Beach, N ...

is one of the world's first surf life saving clubs. In 1934, George Robey, a resident and original

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founded the Air Mindedness Development League which was later renamed the " Australian Air League" at Manly. There has been a continuously running squadron in Manly since. In 1937 Manly Town Hall was opened. In 1973, residents in the Eastern Hill section of Manly requested that the NSW Builders Labourers Federation place a green ban on the construction of two large tower blocks by

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. The BLF agreed to do so and asked them to draw up a community plan for the area's future.

Heritage listings

Manly has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 151 Darley Road:

St Patrick's Seminary St Patrick's Seminary, Manly is a heritage register, heritage-listed former clergy house, residence of the Archbishop of Sydney and Roman Catholic Church in Australia, Roman Catholic Church seminary at 151 Darley Road, Manly, New South Wales, ...

* North Head Scenic Drive:

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* Sydney Road: Ivanhoe Park cultural landscape * West Esplanade: Manly Cove Pavilion * West Esplanade:

Manly ferry wharf Manly Wharf is a heritage-listed passenger terminal wharf and recreational area located at West Esplanade and serving Manly, a Sydney suburb in the Northern Beaches Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Since the 1850s, ...

* 34a-36 Whistler Street: Manly Substation

Climate

Manly has a

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(''Cfa'') with warm summers and mild winters.

Beaches

Manly is most notable for its beaches, which are popular tourist destinations. Manly features a long stretch of sand on the ocean side, that runs from Queenscliff through North Steyne to South Steyne. This is followed by rock pools and sandy beaches called Fairy Bower and Shelly Beach. There are also a number of beaches on the harbour side of the peninsula being Collins Beach, Store Beach, Little Manly, East Manly Cove, West Manly Cove, Delwood Beach and Fairlight Beach.

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trees are symbolic of Manly and are a prominent feature of both the ocean and harbour beaches. On 10 March 2012, the stretch between

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and Shelly Beach was declared the "Manly -Freshwater World Surfing Reserve". The Reserve was dedicated in a ceremony in Manly Beach by world surfing champion

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accompanied by the

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Commercial area

The commercial Manly is centred around

The Corso The Corso is one of the main streets and a pedestrian mall in Manly, New South Wales, Australia. It connects the Manly ferry wharf to Manly Beach on the Pacific Ocean side of the Manly peninsula. History There has long been a track between ...

, which runs from the harbour side at

Manly wharf Manly Wharf is a heritage-listed passenger terminal wharf and recreational area located at West Esplanade and serving Manly, a Sydney suburb in the Northern Beaches Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Since the 1850s, ...

to the ocean side at Manly Beach. Part of The Corso is a mall which allows outdoor dining for cafes and restaurants. The commercial area extends to surrounding streets with more cafes and restaurants concentrated along the ocean and harbour shores. File:St_Patrick%27s_Seminary,_Sydney_(front_view).jpg,

, later privatised for other uses File:The Corso Manly 2011.jpg,

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's ''

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'' (2013) was filmed in Sydney, primarily in Manly and Balmain.

was used as

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's mansion–palm trees at the building's exterior had to be digitally removed in post-production to create a realistic depiction of the

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(specifically

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), where the novel and film are set.

Demographics

According to the , there were 16,296 residents in Manly. 55.2% of residents were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 11.7%, New Zealand 3.2%, the United States of America 2.9%,

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1.9% and

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1.7%. 79.6% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 2.5%, French 2.0%, Portuguese 1.9%, German 1.5% and Italian 1.0%. The most common responses for religion in Manly were No Religion 51.1%,

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20.6%,

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11.6% and Christian, not further defined 1.5%.

Transport

Transport services to Manly include a ferry service from

, and

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and

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bus services to the

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and other suburbs. The

Manly Ferry The Manly ferry service (numbered F1) operates on Sydney Harbour, connecting the Sydney suburb of Manly with Circular Quay in the CBD, a journey of seven nautical miles. History In 1853, Henry Gilbert Smith chartered the wooden paddle whee ...

journey takes 30 minutes and allows for scenic views of Sydney Harbour, surrounding national parks and Sydney icons including the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. The ferry service once advertised Manly as "seven miles from Sydney, and a thousand miles from care". A privately owned and operated

Manly Fast Ferry Manly Fast Ferry is an Australian ferry operator that services the areas of Botany Bay and Port Jackson. History Since January 1965, the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company and its successors had operated high speed hydrofoil and later Jet ...

operates between Manly and

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, offering transport in a claimed trip time of 18 minutes, but this excludes unloading time. This replaced a similar but superior high speed operation that was run with a 15-minute (later 12 minute) trip

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service from 1964 until 1992 and then a 15-minute trip JetCat service which was used to replace the hydrofoils from 1990, but was withdrawn by the NSW Government in late December 2008.

Housing

The relaxed lifestyle, beaches and proximity to Sydney city have led to Manly's real estate prices being amongst the highest in Australia. The adjoining suburb of Seaforth, which is now also part of

, has been ranked as the 25th richest suburb in Australia.

Schools and churches

The former Catholic seminary at St Patrick's Estate, Darley Road, now houses The

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, which attracts international students from many countries. As well as being an educational hub, many spectacular weddings have been held here, including

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and

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. The original seminary was designed by Hennessy and Sheerin and built in 1885. It was conceived by Archbishop Vaughan and is now listed on the

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. On the other side of Darley Road is the Archbishop's House, also known as the Cardinal's Palace. This building was also designed by Sheerin and Hennessy and built in the 1880s. It was originally conceived as part of St Patrick's Seminary and is a good example of the Victorian Gothic Revival style. It too is listed on the Register of the National Estate.Heritage of Australia, p. 2/42 Another notable landmark is the Presbyterian Church in Raglan Street. It was designed by

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in the Romanesque style and built in 1892. It is listed on the Register of the National Estate. The local public school is "Manly Village Public School", which is a co-educational school for years K to 6 and is located a street a way from Manly Beach The closest secondary school for Manly is St Pauls College, which is a local boys high school for years 7 to 12. The closest selective secondary school is

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which caters for years 7 to 12 and is located in the neighbouring suburb of

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Recreation

Manly has

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on its western side with calm water, ferry wharf, a swimming area, the former Manly Sea Life Sanctuary aquarium, and sailing and yacht clubs. About to the east is the

and

. There are more than of cycle tracks that can be used to explore the area. The Manly International Jazz Festival is Australia's largest community-based jazz festival. It is held during the October long weekend public holiday, with various stages hosting continuous free public performances from midday until early evening. The BBC soap opera '' Out of the Blue'' was set in Manly.

Sport

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team the

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Manly club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League seaso ...

who play their home games at

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, are the most famous sports club in the area who are well known for their Grand Final appearances, being the only club to appear in Grand Finals in each decade from the 1950s to the 2010s, and the only club to win at least one Grand Final in each decade from the 1970s to the 2010s. Their fans from the northern beaches have a reputation for being reluctant to cross the Spit Bridge. The rugby union team

Manly RUFC Manly Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in Manly, a suburb of Sydney's Northern Beaches. The club was formed in 1883 and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competitions, the Charter Hall Shute Shield. Manly, known ...

and soccer team Manly United Football Club represent Manly. The Manly Warringah District Cricket Club represent the Northern Beaches. Manly RUFC and the MWDCC play at

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, while Manly United play at

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Culture

Numerous non-fiction books about Manly have been written. It has also featured in fiction. In 1987 the British novelist, Lesley Thomson published ''Seven Miles From Sydney'', a thriller about a female screenwriter who is murdered while jogging on Shelly Beach. This novel was a popular seller in the United Kingdom and well received in Australia. The music video for Redfoo's song Let's Get Ridiculous was filmed on The Corso. Manly is a

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, England.

Notable people

Notable current and former residents from the Manly area include: *

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, 7x world surfing champion * Bruce Beaver, poet *

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, 45th

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, cricketer *

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, actress *

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, rugby league player *

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, former NSW governor and recipient of the

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, Member of Parliament for Manly for 33 years *

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, rugby league player *

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, television host *

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, actor * John Flanagan, author *

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, actress * Penny Flanagan, singer and author *

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, musician *

David Fry David Paul Fry (born 5 January 1960) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. Born in Bournemouth, he began his career at Weymouth as an amateur and in January 1977 signed for Crystal Palace. Fry was initially understudy to firs ...

, politician in the

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sprinter * John Gibbs, rugby league player and sportscaster *

Reece Hodge Reece Hodge (born 26 August 1994) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a Rugby union positions#Backs, back. After playing his junior career primarily at Rugby union positions#Fly-half, fly-half, Hodge initially played Rug ...

, rugby union player *

Thomas Keneally Thomas Michael Keneally, Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and actor. He is best known for his historical fiction novel ''Schindler's Ark'', the story of Oskar Schindler' ...

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-winning author * Barton Lynch, surfer * Matthew Nable, actor *

John Passmore John Arthur Passmore (9 September 1914 – 25 July 2004) was an Australian philosopher. Life John Passmore was born on 9 September 1914 in Manly, Sydney, where he grew up. He was educated at Sydney Boys High School. Sydney High School Old ...

, philosopher *

Peter Philpott Peter Ian Philpott (21 November 1934 – 31 October 2021) was an Australian cricketer. He was a leg-spin bowler and middle order batsman who played for New South Wales and the national team in the 1960s. More recently, he was known as a co ...

, cricketer *

Chad Randall Chad Randall (born 30 December 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL) and the London Broncos in the Super League. Randall's usual position was at ...

, rugby league player *

Zali Steggall Zali Steggall (born 16 April 1974) is an Australian politician, lawyer and former Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympic athlete. She has been the Independent politician, independent member for Division of Warringah, Warringah since the 2019 Aus ...

, politician and Winter Olympian *

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, snowboarder *

Kylie Tennant Kathleen Kylie Tennant AO (; 12 March 1912 – 28 February 1988) was an Australian novelist, playwright, short-story writer, critic, biographer, and historian. Early life and career Tennant was born in Manly, New South Wales; she was educat ...

, author * Jack Thompson, actor *

Taine Tuaupiki Taine Tuaupiki () (born 31 August 1999) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a or er for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL). Background Tuaupiki was born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia. He grew ...

, rugby league player *

Tania Verstak Tania Verstak (born 20 November 1940) is an Australian model and beauty queen who won Miss International 1962. Early life Verstak was born in Tianjin, China, to Russian couple Vladimir and Valentina Verstak. They emigrated to Australia when ...

, model and beauty queen crowned

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, Australian rules footballer * Elisabeth Wynhausen, journalist and writer

Sister cities

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, United States (unofficial) *

, England

References

External links

Visitor's Guide to Manly - Sydney.com
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Hello Manly – Official Manly Information Centre Website

www.hellomanly.sydney

Manly Daily – Local News Online

Manly.com.au – Local Directory, What's on in Manly, Dining in Manly, Accommodation in Manly
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