5/1/2019 · Tabbigai Cliffs, located about 1km south of Cape Solander, were home to men such as Bert Adamson, Gordon Donovan, and Sid James, who have left a record of th…
12/30/2017 · KURNELL – TABBIGAI CLIFF DWELLERS Tabbigai Cliffs, located about 1km south of Cape Solander, were home to men such as Bert Adamson, Gordon Donovan, and Sid James, who have left a record of their experiences. They lived there, happily, from the 1920s until their cliff houses were demolished in 1974.
Tabbigai Cave Dwellers near Kurnell in the 1930s.They started to occupy these cliffs from the 1920s until the cliff houses were demolished in 1974.They were not squatters but paid an annual fee to the Lands Department and they also paid council rates.A?W.
Details Title Cave dwellers near Kernell [ie. Kurnell], New South Wales, 1930s [picture] Call Number PIC/10534/2 LOC Box PIC/10534 Created/Published, Jan 4, 2017 – Title from caption on verso. Part of collection: Collection of photographs of a family living in a cliff side cave during the Great Depression, Kurnell , New South Wales, 1930s. Condition: Yellowing, slight creases. Also available in an electronic version via.
Kurnell became a popular area for fishing from the 1880s. From the 1920s it was well known for the cliff dwellings of Tabbigai near Cape Solander which were occupied by fishermen. Camps and humpies were also established in areas such as Boat Harbour in the depression years. Road access was difficult made up of a series of dirt tracks.
Burt Adamson at his cave house on the cliffs behind Kurnell .Burt has lived on the cliff since 1917.The Cliff – Dwellers of Tabbigai must go – and that may include Bert Adamson, the grand old man of the Kurnell .
Early European history (arrival of the HMB Endeavour) Post-colonial European history (development of Kurnell, cliff dwellers , farming) Connections to La Perouse Aboriginal history and culture Contemporary Aboriginal history and culture The natural resources, i.e. fishing Maritime history Archaeology and science Flora and natural vegetation …
Like at La Perouse, the Kurnell section of Botany Bay National Park had a shanty town. This was established in the cliff overhangs and caves overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Cape Solander and Tabbagi Gap. The earliest dwelling was built in 1919 and others were constructed during the Great Depression in the 1930s.
7/20/2008 · Hit the Kurnell cliff tops in search of some snapper and to also do some live baiting. Arrived at the spot at 7:45am and cast a wide bait for a snapper.The sea was calm and it was sunny, not ideal snapper conditions, so I left the rod and rigged a pilchard under a float. First cast I caught a 30c…
