Bondi Aquarium

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Title Bondi Aquarium
Creator Organisations
Abstract/Description Sydney's first coastal amusement park, The Royal Aquarium and Pleasure Grounds was nestled into Fletcher's Glen at Tamarama Beach. An extension to the existing tramway to service the amusement park was built in August 1887. Popularly known as the Bondi Aquarium, it opened on October 1, 1887. The opening day saw a grand military band, merry-go-rounds swings, a shooting gallery, water boats, Camera Obscura, Punch and Judy shows and dancing in the Grand Hall. On the evening of July 11, 1891, fire destroyed the aquarium and pavilion, but it was rebuilt within months. Rising from the ashes in September 1891, the park continued to entertain Sydney's populace. The last official concert held at the Aquarium was a tund raiser tor the Waverley Benevolent Society in July 1906. Ownership and management or the park changed several times throughout its history, until the site was finally sold by Mrs Margaret J. Lachaume in 1906 to William Anderson Anderson went on to transiorm mne amusement park, renaming it Wonderland City.
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Publisher Waverley Council
Publisher Location Waverley, NSW
Date Issued 2022
Language English
Citation Waverley Council, Bondi Aquarium, Waverley Council, Waverley, NSW, 2022
Resource Identifier 81247
Dataset AusStage