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'''Ben Buckler''' is an urban locality in the [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|eastern suburbs]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is part of the [[suburb]] of [[North Bondi, New South Wales|North Bondi]] in the [[Waverley Council]] [[Local government in Australia|local government area]].<ref>{{cite book |editor=Pollon, Frances |title=The Book of Sydney Suburbs |publisher=Angus & Robertson Publishers |year=1990 |location=Australia |isbn=0-207-14495-8 }}</ref> It is sometimes referred to simply as "the northern headland of Bondi Bay."<ref name="whowasben">{{Cite web|url=http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/37481/Ben_Buckler.pdf|title=Who was Ben Buckler?|date=2012 |
'''Ben Buckler''' is an urban locality in the [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|eastern suburbs]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is part of the [[suburb]] of [[North Bondi, New South Wales|North Bondi]] in the [[Waverley Council]] [[Local government in Australia|local government area]].<ref>{{cite book |editor=Pollon, Frances |title=The Book of Sydney Suburbs |publisher=Angus & Robertson Publishers |year=1990 |location=Australia |isbn=0-207-14495-8 }}</ref> It is sometimes referred to simply as "the northern headland of Bondi Bay."<ref name="whowasben">{{Cite web|url=http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/37481/Ben_Buckler.pdf|title=Who was Ben Buckler?|date=2012|publisher=Waverley Council|access-date=3 March 2016|archive-date=9 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309073343/http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/37481/Ben_Buckler.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Ben Buckler is the location of the heritage-listed [[Ben Buckler Gun Battery]], which was built in 1892 and subsequently buried; it was later excavated by the [[Sydney Water|NSW Water Board]] and then reburied.<ref name=nswshr-1742>{{cite NSW SHR|5056455|Ben Buckler Gun Battery 1893, 9.2 Disappearing Gun|hr=01742|fn=H05/00100/1|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref><ref name=waverley>{{cite web |url=http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/3342/HeritagePolicy.pdf |title=Defence in Waverley |work=Waverley Heritage Policy |publisher=[[Waverley Council]] |date=September 2007 |access-date=16 September 2017 |page=15 }}</ref> It is also the location of the heritage-listed [[Bondi Sewer Vent]].<ref name=nswshr-1637>{{cite NSW SHR|5053876|Sewer Vent (Ben Buckler)|hr=01637|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> |
Ben Buckler is the location of the heritage-listed [[Ben Buckler Gun Battery]], which was built in 1892 and subsequently buried; it was later excavated by the [[Sydney Water|NSW Water Board]] and then reburied.<ref name=nswshr-1742>{{cite NSW SHR|5056455|Ben Buckler Gun Battery 1893, 9.2 Disappearing Gun|hr=01742|fn=H05/00100/1|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref><ref name=waverley>{{cite web |url=http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/3342/HeritagePolicy.pdf |title=Defence in Waverley |work=Waverley Heritage Policy |publisher=[[Waverley Council]] |date=September 2007 |access-date=16 September 2017 |page=15 }}</ref> It is also the location of the heritage-listed [[Bondi Sewer Vent]].<ref name=nswshr-1637>{{cite NSW SHR|5053876|Sewer Vent (Ben Buckler)|hr=01637|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> |
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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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The first recorded use of the name was in 1831, when a land grant to Richard Hurd at North Bondi was described as being "...to a point called Ben Buckler."<ref name="whowasben" /> Common theories about its name were set out in a research note issued by [[Waverley Municipal Council|Waverley Council]] Library:<ref name="whowasben" /> |
The first recorded use of the name was in 1831, when a land grant to Richard Hurd at North Bondi was described as being "...to a point called Ben Buckler."<ref name="whowasben" /> Common theories about its name were set out in a research note issued by [[Waverley Municipal Council|Waverley Council]] Library:<ref name="whowasben" /> |
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* It is named after a convict, Benjamin Buckler or Ben Buckley, who lived locally with the |
* It is named after a convict, Benjamin Buckler or Ben Buckley, who lived locally with the Aboriginal people in 1810; |
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* A bushranger named Ben Buckley lived in a cave in the rocks at the northern end of Bondi Beach; |
* A bushranger named Ben Buckley lived in a cave in the rocks at the northern end of Bondi Beach; |
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* [[Obed West]] ( |
* [[Obed West]] (1807–1891) claimed that it was a corruption of an Aboriginal word. |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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File:Robert Vere Scott Ben Buckler Bondi.jpg|[[Robert Vere Scott]] (c.1905) ''Ben Buckler, Bondi'', made using a [[Kodak Panoram]] camera, exposed to look as if taken by moonlight, but actually taken in daylight. Silver gelatin print 23.3 h x 56.9 w cm. National Gallery of Australia, Purchased 2012, NGA 2012.749 |
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NORTH BONDY.jpg|Ben Buckler at night |
File:NORTH BONDY.jpg|Ben Buckler at night |
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Golf cours overlooking bondi beach and suburb.jpg|Golf course |
File:Golf cours overlooking bondi beach and suburb.jpg|Golf course |
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Bondi,4 sydneynsw panorama.jpg|The Ben Buckler coastline |
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Ben Buckler adjacent to North Bondi beach.jpg|Ben Buckler, from the south. The [[Bondi Sewer Vent]] can be seen behind the beach area. |
File:Bondi,4 sydneynsw panorama.jpg|The Ben Buckler coastline |
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File:Ben Buckler adjacent to North Bondi beach.jpg|Ben Buckler, from the south. The [[Bondi Sewer Vent]] can be seen behind the beach area. |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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Latest revision as of 01:36, 4 October 2023
33°53′37″S 151°17′01″E / 33.893625°S 151.283688°E Ben Buckler is an urban locality in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the suburb of North Bondi in the Waverley Council local government area.[1] It is sometimes referred to simply as "the northern headland of Bondi Bay."[2]
Ben Buckler is the location of the heritage-listed Ben Buckler Gun Battery, which was built in 1892 and subsequently buried; it was later excavated by the NSW Water Board and then reburied.[3][4] It is also the location of the heritage-listed Bondi Sewer Vent.[5]
Etymology
[edit]The first recorded use of the name was in 1831, when a land grant to Richard Hurd at North Bondi was described as being "...to a point called Ben Buckler."[2] Common theories about its name were set out in a research note issued by Waverley Council Library:[2]
- It is named after a convict, Benjamin Buckler or Ben Buckley, who lived locally with the Aboriginal people in 1810;
- A bushranger named Ben Buckley lived in a cave in the rocks at the northern end of Bondi Beach;
- Obed West (1807–1891) claimed that it was a corruption of an Aboriginal word.
Gallery
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Robert Vere Scott (c.1905) Ben Buckler, Bondi, made using a Kodak Panoram camera, exposed to look as if taken by moonlight, but actually taken in daylight. Silver gelatin print 23.3 h x 56.9 w cm. National Gallery of Australia, Purchased 2012, NGA 2012.749 -
Ben Buckler at night -
Golf course -
The Ben Buckler coastline -
Ben Buckler, from the south. The Bondi Sewer Vent can be seen behind the beach area.
References
[edit]- ^ Pollon, Frances, ed. (1990). The Book of Sydney Suburbs. Australia: Angus & Robertson Publishers. ISBN 0-207-14495-8.
- ^ a b c "Who was Ben Buckler?" (PDF). Waverley Council. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Ben Buckler Gun Battery 1893, 9.2 Disappearing Gun". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01742. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Defence in Waverley" (PDF). Waverley Heritage Policy. Waverley Council. September 2007. p. 15. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Sewer Vent (Ben Buckler)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01637. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
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