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the Victorian buildings at Nos.
97–99 and 95, a lane into Fairy
Bower Road leads to views of
the former St Patrick’s Semin ary,
now the International College of
Management, Sydney 7. Both
Roman esque and Neo-Gothic
archi tecture are in evidence
in this 1885 edifice, built
only after much deliberation
by an essen tially Protestant
government. It was used as the
Gatsby mansion in the making 7 The former St Patrick’s Seminary, now the International College of Management, Sydney
of the 2013 Baz Luhrmann-
directed film, The Great Gatsby. North Head Reserve Institute of Police Management)
Leave Fairy Bower Road At the top of Darley Road, onto Collins Beach Road down
by Vivian Street to turn turn right beneath the Parkhill through bushland alive with bird
2 2 3 3 left into Darley Road and Sandstone Arch 8 into North calls and native lizards. Paper-
T H E C O R S O
T H E C O R S O SOU TH STEYNE arrive at the seminary Head Reserve. Follow the right- barks, smooth-barked apple trees
and banksias are some of the
hand fork (leading to the
building.
W E N T W O RT H S T R E E T
native flora found in abundance.
SOU TH STEYNE
1 1 W E N T W O RT H S T R E E T Cabbage At the road’s end, follow the
track to your right across two
V I C T O R I A PA R A D E REDDALL STREET Tree Ba 5 5 6 6 J footbridges, then down steps
V I C T O R I A PA R A D E
Cabbage
Tree Bayy
ASHBURNER STREET
to Collins Beach 9. A stone
J
C L I F F S T R E E T
bridge and the beach marks
Manly Wharf ASHBURNER STREET C L I F F S T R E E T 4 4 cairn between the second foot-
Manly Wharf
REDDALL STREET
DARLEY ROAD ADDISON ROAD
Manly
Manly DARLEY ROAD B O W E R S T R E E T where Governor Arthur Phillip
Cove
Cove ADDISON ROAD STREET STREET B O W E R S T R E E T was speared by the Aboriginal
ESPLANA D E ESPLANA D E COLLEGE Wil-ee-ma-rin after a misunder-
COLLEGE
standing. The quiet waterfall
and dense bushland make it
FAIRY
W
W
FAIRY
possible to imagine this beach
S Y D N E Y
BOWER RD
BOWER RD
S Y D N E Y
7 7 H A R B O U R in pre-Colonial days.
H A R B O U R
R O A D
R O A D
COVE AVENUE EAST O O D S T R E E T N AT I O N A L Leave via a small set of stone
COVE AVENUE
N AT I O N A L
P A R K
P A R K
H I G H S T R E E T
H I G H S T R E E T
steps at the right-hand end of
MARSHALL STREET
O S B O R N E R O A D
O S B O R N E R O A D
A D D I S O N MARSHALL STREET DARLEY ROAD the beach which lead to a foot-
A D D I S O N
EAST O O D S T R E E T
path, then out into Stuart Street.
DARLEY ROAD
0 S T U A R T 8 8 Back to the Present
For memorable harbour views,
follow the direction of Stuart
Litt Litt le le
S T U A R T S T R E E T
0 S T R E E T
Manly Street through Little Manly
Manly
Cove Cove
M A N LY R O AD R O AD Point Reserve, passing by the
M A N LY
S Y D N E Y
P O I N T
P O I N T S Y D N E Y baths of Little Manly Cove 0.
H A R B O U R
P E A C E
P E A C E 9 9 H A R B O U R
N AT I O N A L
P A R K N AT I O N A L BEACH BEACH To continue this charming walk,
P A R K
P A R K
P A R K
Litt Litt le le J J turn left from Stuart Street and
J J
Manly
Manly
COLL I N S
Point
Point COLL I N S proceed to the end of Addison
Road. Manly Point Peace Park
offers a quiet place to take in

a panorama of the distant city.
Return down Addison Road,
making your way back to the
wharf via Stuart Street and the
East Esplanade. With its boat
sheds and timber yacht clubs,
Key the East Esplanade Park has
Walk route a nautical atmosphere and
is a relaxing place to meander.
Continue ahead to Manly Wharf,
which was your starting point,
0 metres 500 keeping an eye out for the little
0 yards 500 9 Collins Beach on the edge of Sydney penguins that inhabit the
Harbour National Park water around the wharf.
For keys to symbols see back flap
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