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Harbord Beach Shopping Centre
Sydney's Northern Beaches |
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Harbord Beach (called Freshwater by some, but Freshie by the locals), is one of Sydneys Northern Beaches most picturesque and smallest beaches, is just 350m long, sitting snugly between two rocky headlands on Queenscliff Bay, however it is also one of the more popular beaches.
It's also, where Australia's love of surfing was born when, in 1915, Hawaiian surfer Duke Kahanamoku rode a surfboard for the first time in Australia. A statue of the Duke on the northern headland commemorates the event.
Harbord Village Shopping Centre offers great restaurants, street cafes, supermarkets and take away eateries. Harbord Diggers, which has a huge range of facilities from gymnasiums, pool, sports classes, lawn bowls and snooker rooms.
There is also a restaurant in a fine location overlooking the beach, and down the road a little, a pub known ironically as the Harbord Hilton. |
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