Clontarf, New South Wales

Clontarf, New South Wales
Clontarf
SydneyNew South Wales
Population: 1,580(2006)[1]
Postcode: 2093
Area: 0.8 km² (0.3 sq mi)
Location: 13 km (8 mi) north-east of Sydney CBD
LGA: Manly Council
State District: Manly
Federal Division: Warringah
Suburbs around Clontarf:
Seaforth Balgowlah Seaforth
Seaforth Clontarf Balgowlah Heights
Mosman Mosman North Harbour

Clontarf is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Clontarf is located 13 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Manly Council, in the Northern Beaches region.

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Landmarks

Clontarf Beach, Sandy Bay, Castle Rock, Grotto Point.

History

Clontarf is named after the Clontarf district in Dublin, Ireland.

The son of Queen Victoria, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh visited Clontarf in 1868 where he was shot in the back by an Irishman, Henry James O'Farrell. Alfred was ingloriously saved because the bullet struck him at a point where his India-rubber braces, holding his trousers up, crossed over. The bullet was deflected around his rib-cage and did no major harm. This historic event is now commemorated by a tree ceremoniously planted in the middle of the main road.

Notes

  1. ^ "2006 Census Community Profile Series : Clontarf (State Suburb)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Accessed 14 October 2009.

References

  • The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

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