Dawes Point / Tar-ra Baths

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Permission was given for the Council to erect a public baths at Dawes Point / Tar-ra in 1868 and it was built shortly after. The baths were on the western side of the point, accessed from the north western part of George Street. The baths were sometimes known as the Public Harbour Baths.

A number of deaths occurred at the baths including that of William Thomas Fleming in 1878, Ernest Davenport in 1881 and Peter Tierney in 1885. Some inquests pointed to the dangerous state or the shallowness of the baths.

A report in 1899 mentions a 'swimming bath of small dimensions.' The baths were not in use by 1909. 

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Dawes Point Heritage Precinct

CollectionBaths and Swimming PoolsDawes Point / Tar-Ra




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Memorandum - Report on meeting about public baths for Sydney, 1899

Memorandum - Report on meeting about public baths for Sydney, 1899

Letter - Inquest to death of Peter Tierney at Public Baths, Dawes Point, 1885

Letter - Inquest to death of Peter Tierney at Public Baths, Dawes Point, 1885

Letter - Danger signs at Dawes Point Baths, 1881

Letter - Danger signs at Dawes Point Baths, 1881

Letter - Demand action to prevent another death at Dawes Point Baths, 1879

Letter - Demand action to prevent another death at Dawes Point Baths, 1879

Letter - Verdict in inquest into death of William Fleming at Dawes Point Baths, 1878

Letter - Verdict in inquest into death of William Fleming at Dawes Point Baths, 1878

Letter - Lessee of Baths at Dawes Point agrees to the Council deepening the baths during winter, 1876

Letter - Lessee of Baths at Dawes Point agrees to the Council deepening the baths during winter, 1876

Letter - Advises a considerable portion of Dawes Point Baths fell into the sea, 1871

Letter - Advises a considerable portion of Dawes Point Baths fell into the sea, 1871

Letter - Request to lease the now unused baths at Dawes Point, 1871

Letter - Request to lease the now unused baths at Dawes Point, 1871

Letter - Permission for erection of public baths, Dawes Point, 1868

Letter - Permission for erection of public baths, Dawes Point, 1868

Petition - Request to deepen of the Dawes Point Baths, 1870

Petition - Request to deepen of the Dawes Point Baths, 1870

Letter - Complaint about persons using public baths to flush closets, Dawes Point, 1873

Letter - Complaint about persons using public baths to flush closets, Dawes Point, 1873

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Print - Dawes Point Baths in Dawes Point, circa 1909-1911

Print - Dawes Point Baths in Dawes Point, circa 1909-1911

Print - Dawes Point Baths in Dawes Point, circa 1909-1911

Print - Dawes Point Baths in Dawes Point, circa 1909-1911

Dawes Point Baths in Dawes Point, circa 1909 (A-00036593)Dawes Point Baths in Dawes Point, circa 1909 (A-00036593)
External linksTrove: Fatal accident at Dawes Point Baths 1881Trove: Fatal Accident at Dawes Point Baths 1878