Panoramic view over Manly Lagoon, showing the construction of Aitken Avenue, Manly, c1929

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Record numberLH010376Datec1929DescriptionPanoramic view facing south over Manly, showing construction of Aitken Avenue, Queenscliff, in the foreground, which was to form part of the Surf View Estate, Manly. Labourers with horse drawn vehicles, carrying construction materials are visible on the road. The estate included 41 residential sites with panoramic views close to Queenscliff beach, bus, tram and golf links. Reserve Road is pictured adjacent to the lagoon. To the west, a tram travels on Pittwater Road over Manly Lagoon, on the electric tram and motor bus route between Manly and Narrabeen. To the west in the foreground, Hinkler Park, part of land reclamation works, is visible, named by Warringah Council in 1928 after aviator Bert Hinkler, and further to the right on the other side of Pittwater Road, a cricket match is in progress in Keirle Park. To the south, the Tramshed on Pittwater Road is visible, now the site of Harris Farm Markets, Manly. In the background the older style cylindrical gas storage tank is visible on a mound, located on Balgowlah Road and Francis Street. A second spherical tank, resembling a giant golf ball, being a newer type of tank, was erected in 1931

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SubjectsManly (N.S.W.)Queenscliff (N.S.W.)Manly Vale (N.S.W)Lagoons (Manly Lagoon, Manly, N.S.W.)PanoramasStreets, RoadsConstruction sitesTramwaysTramsBridgesBuildings, non-residentialHousesGas supplyRecreation and sportsParksHorsedrawn vehiclesKeywordslabourers
workers
tradespeople
gasometres
sewer ventsPhysical descriptionBlack and White Panorama; 1470mm x 340mm; Digital Image 400 DPICopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies.

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Panoramic view over Manly Lagoon, showing the construction of Aitken Avenue, Manly, c1929

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Panoramic view over Manly Lagoon, showing the construction of Aitken Avenue, Manly, c1929