Ben Buckler, New South Wales

The Ben Buckler coastline

Ben Buckler is an urban locality in eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the suburb of North Bondi and the local government area of Waverley Council in the Eastern Suburbs.[1]

Ben Buckler is the location of the Ben Buckler Gun Battery, which was built in 1892 and subsequently buried; it was later excavated by the Water Board and then reburied .[2]

The headland's name comes from few stories passed down by generations and further researches which may also be in relation.

Ben Buckler at night

References

  1. Pollon, Frences (1990). The Book of Sydney Suburbs. Australia: Angus & Robertson Publishers. ISBN 0-207-14495-8.
  2. Heritage Branch Website - Listing Heritage Items - State Heritage Register - Item View
  3. "Who was Ben Buckler?" (PDF). Waverley Council. 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
Golf course


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