23-575: The Manly Daily was an Australian community newspaper, covering the Northern Beaches region of Sydney . The paper is one of News Corp Australia 's community newspapers in New South Wales . It was delivered free to homes and businesses on Wednesdays and Saturdays until April 2020. It had previously been printed five days a week. From May 2020 it became digital only. The paper was established on 28 July 1906 by Edward Lincoln with
46-556: A News Ltd subsidiary until 1 October 2004. It was printed at Rural Press, North Richmond, until an upgrade of the News Limited-owned Chullora Print Centre was completed in 2008. On 28 July 2006, the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary with a special edition that featured the founding of the newspaper along with events and stories that have made an impact on the peninsula, such as the 2000 Summer Olympics torch relay . In December 2017, it
69-559: A semi-mature tide -dominated drowned valley estuary , is a large inlet of the Tasman Sea located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Sydney on the Central Coast of New South Wales , Australia ; being one of the bodies of water that separate greater Metropolitan Sydney from the Central Coast . Broken Bay is the first major bay north of Sydney Harbour in the state capital of Sydney . Broken Bay has its origin at
92-562: A two-page issue. Only once in its history has the Manly Daily failed to appear: on 24 February 1966, when excessive humidity in the switchboard caused a breakdown in the electrical system. A double edition was published the following day. The newspaper was last printed at Manly on 4 August 1989 (the edition of 5 August). The paper was then printed at the Parramatta plant of its parent company, Cumberland Newspapers, now NewsLocal,
115-445: Is located at the entrance of Broken Bay. Lion Island Nature Reserve covers the entire island, and is home to a colony of fairy penguins . James Cook recorded "broken land" seen north of Port Jackson just before sunset on 7 May 1770, and named it Broken Bay. However, there has been some controversy over whether what is now known as 'Broken Bay' was what was sighted by Cook. Ray Parkin in his book H. M. Bark Endeavour claims that
138-462: Is the northernmost extent of the greater Sydney area. Pittwater's calm waters make it a popular sailing area. West Head, west of Barrenjoey Head, marks the divide between Pittwater and the Hawkesbury. Brisbane Water is the northern arm of Broken Bay and has the towns of Gosford and Woy Woy on its shores. Lion Island , named for its profile's resemblance to a Sphinx from some viewpoints,
161-599: The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (rugby league), North Harbour Rays , Manly RUFC , Warringah Rugby Club (rugby union), Manly Warringah District Cricket Club (cricket) and Manly United FC (soccer). The Sea Eagles play in the National Rugby League , and play their home games at Brookvale Oval . 33°36′32″S 151°19′41″E / 33.609°S 151.328°E / -33.609; 151.328 Broken Bay Broken Bay ,
184-572: The confluence of the Hawkesbury River , Pittwater , and Brisbane Water and flows openly into the Tasman Sea. The total surface area of the bay is approximately 17.1 square kilometres (6.6 sq mi). The entrance to Broken Bay lies between the northern Box Head and Barrenjoey Head to the south. Barrenjoey Lighthouse was constructed in 1881 to guide ships away from the prominent headland. The bay comprises three arms, being
207-612: The 1960s when development accelerated because of improved roads and a general increase in living standards in the regions. In 1906, the Warringah Shire council was formed the NSW Government Gazette, along with 132 other new Shires within New South Wales. It ran roughly from Broken Bay in the north to Manly Lagoon to the south, and by Middle Harbour Creek and Cowan Creek in the west. Pittwater
230-530: The CBD. B-Line buses travel from Mona Vale to Wynyard , stopping at Warriewood, Narrabeen, Collaroy, Dee Why, Brookvale, Manly Vale, Spit Junction and Neutral Bay . Manly ferry services operated by Sydney Ferries run from Manly to Circular Quay . The privately operated Manly Fast Ferry also runs to Circular Quay. Palm Beach Water Airport is located in Palm Beach. Notable sports teams include
253-697: The Northern Beaches: Primary High K–12 International Schools Closed schools Public transport in the Northern Beaches is primarily provided by buses. Major bus interchanges are at Pittwater Road at Brookvale, Dee Why, Mona Vale and Manly Wharf . Buses connect to Gordon , Chatswood and North Sydney stations on the North Shore line , served by Sydney Trains North Shore & Western and Northern services, as well as stations in
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#1732765468505276-587: The entrance of Broken Bay . The area was formerly inhabited by the Garigal or Caregal people in a region known as Guringai country. The Northern Beaches district is governed on a local level by the Northern Beaches Council , which was formed in May 2016 from Warringah Council (est. 1906), Manly Council (est. 1877), and Pittwater Council (est. 1992). The traditional Aboriginal inhabitants of
299-555: The land now known as the Northern Beaches were the Garigal people of the Eora nation. Within a few years of European settlement, the Garigal had mostly disappeared from this area mainly due to an outbreak of smallpox in 1789. Much evidence of their habitation remains especially their rock etchings in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park which borders northern beaches's north-western side. The northern beaches region
322-520: The modern 'Broken Bay' was passed unremarked at night, and that Cook was in fact referring to the area around Narrabeen Lagoon . Matthew Flinders placed Cook's 'Broken Bay' at 33° 42' South, near to the mouth of Narrabeen Lagoon. Whatever the case, Governor Phillip was the first non-Indigenous person to examine the present day Broken Bay in a longboat from the Sirius on 2 March 1788. On 28 November 2005, documentary film-maker Damien Lay claimed that
345-544: The northern end of the region ( North Narrabeen to Palm Beach ). In 2016, the Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016 insisted that the Northern Beaches region councils of Manly, Warringah and Pittwater become the Northern Beaches Council . This was effective from 12 May 2016. Today, the Northern Beaches is very well part of the Sydney metropolis, however maintains an isolated environment from
368-477: The other regions of Sydney including the neighbouring North Shore region. The " Forest District " became an unofficial district within the Northern Beaches region to describe the suburbs between Ingleside and the Upper North Shore . The suburbs of the Northern Beaches district are: The localities of the Northern Beaches district are: The following primary, high and K–12 schools are located on
391-594: The prominent estuary of the Hawkesbury River in the west, Pittwater to the south, and Brisbane Water to the north. These three arms are flooded rivers (rias) formed at a time when the sea level was much lower than it is at the present day. The Hawkesbury River flows from the confluence of the Grose and Nepean Rivers at the base of the Blue Mountains . Pittwater extends south from Broken Bay and
414-430: The residents of A Riding was taken over the question of a possible secession. This resulted in a 73.5% vote in favour of secession, however only 48.18% of residents took part in this vote. This vote was, however, 600 short of the total majority required. Over time, the Northern Beaches was often divided by the "Lower Northern Beaches", referring to the southern end of the region, and the "Upper Northern Beaches", referring to
437-438: The wreckage of M-24 , a Japanese midget submarine involved in the attack on Sydney Harbour in 1942 and disappeared soon afterward, was buried under sand on the seabed, just east of Lion Island. Lay claimed to have confirmed that copper wiring found at the site was consistent with that used in similar Japanese vessels. A few weeks later, New South Wales Planning Minister Frank Sartor announced that sonar scans conducted by
460-550: Was announced the newspaper would cease publishing five days a week and instead focus on Wednesday and Saturday editions from January 2018. More content would become online-only, with the use of a paywall . In April 2020, Newscorp announced the Manly Daily would suspend print publication as one of many newspapers affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. The newspaper was distributed to about 90,000 homes and businesses with an estimated readership of about 156,000. It
483-617: Was distributed all over the Northern Beaches from the Spit Bridge and Seaforth to Palm Beach and the Hawkesbury River , as well as being available online. Northern Beaches The Northern Beaches is a region within Northern Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia , near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), west to Middle Harbour and north to
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#1732765468505506-533: Was explored early on in the settlement of Sydney, only a few weeks after the arrival of the First Fleet . However, it remained a rural area for most of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with only small settlements in the valleys between headlands. While it was geographically close to the city centre, to reach the area over land from Sydney via Mona Vale Road was a trip of more than 100 kilometres (62 mi). Since those days, urban growth proceeded slowly until
529-481: Was incorporated as the "A Riding" of Warringah Shire, however for many years there existed a sentiment held by some in A Riding, the northern Riding and the largest in Warringah, taking up more than 40% of Warringah's land area, that they were being increasingly ignored and subject to what they considered inappropriate development and policies for their area. This culminated in 1991 when a non-compulsory postal poll of
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