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(Image taken in December 2001).
Umina Beach on the NSW Central Coast has a ghost ocean pool. It seems this pool was in use into the 1980s, when it was deemed unsafe and had its walls knocked down.
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(Image taken in December 2001. Author’s own collection.)
Though sited on the relatively sheltered waters of Broken Bay, Pearl Beach is nevertheless considered to be an ocean beach, so the Pearl Beach Pool must be considered an ocean pool.
Location
Gem Road, Pearl Beach, NSW, 2256, Australia
(Latitude South 33 degrees 32 minutes 45 seconds, Longitude East 151 degrees 18 minutes 33 seconds)
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(Image taken in July 2003. Author’s own collection.)
A combination ring-of-rocks and rock platform pool at the southern end of Putty Beach. This large ‘bogey hole’ in the rocks was known as a favourite and safe bathing place for children from the 1920s and is still in use.
Location
Killcare, NSW, 2257, Australia
(Latitude South 33 degree 22 minutes 00 seconds, Longitude East 151 degrees 21 minutes 33 seconds)
Historical notes
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(Image created in July 2003. Author’s own collection.)
Sited at the southern end of MacMasters Beach, this shallow formed rock pool has rails, rather than the classic pool chains. Almost twinned with the Copacabana pool to the north, even though the two communities are distinct.
Location
Marine Parade, MacMasters Beach, NSW, 2251, Australia
(Latitude South 33 degrees 30 minutes 03 seconds, Longitude East 151 degrees 25 minutes 32 seconds)
Historical notes
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