coogeebeach

Lotsa horses on that beach.

Certainly not was it was then, now.

This image has been used in the indicommons.org then-and-now post Tyrell Today, which also talks about the Tyrell Today group.

They are fishing - I used to watch pro fishermen at Chinamans Beach using similar methods.

This one reminds me of a photo in the Portuguese Art Library of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's commons collection. Check it out! www.flickr.com/photos/biblarte/4417053118/in/set-72157623...

Just going on what can be gleaned from the digitised newspapers, I think this pic must have been taken in ca. 1909-10 --------------------------------------------------------------- Some date markers: 1) The bandstand in the middle of the tram loop was evidently built/completed in ca. 1909...possibly by about mid year... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15033090 - SMH, 3rd February, 1909...see notice towards bottom of first column... 'TENDERS are hereby invited up to 4 p.m. on MONDAY the 8th FEBRUARY for the completion of the BAND STAND at Coogee Bay. Plans and Specifications at Town Clerk s office. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders to be under cover, and endorsed "Tender for Band Stand" E. H STRACHAN Town Clerk Town Hall, Randwick, January 29th, 1909 ' -------------------------------------------------------------- 2) There's no sign of the Coogee Surf Club clubhouse...it was built in ca. early-mid 1910... -------------------------------------------------------------- 3) The 'Figure Eight' roller coaster ride which appears here behind the roof opened in October 1907...it evidently continued operating until 1912... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/238264130 - the Daily Telegraph, 14th October, 1907...item on the opening of the 'Figure Eight' the previous Saturday... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/114808962 - the Evening News, 2nd May, 1912...brief item on the demolition of the 'Figure Eight'...

Beautiful!