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Volume 14, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2045-5852
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Abstract

This article probes a previously under-examined facet of the past of Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, to demonstrate the rich intersections of popular culture and historical inquiry. This investigation probes how people have engaged with aviation-related activities at Bondi Beach. It views these engagements from the viewpoint of participation in popular culture, while using representations of these engagements in popular culture as historical source materials. Taking the broadest view of aviation ranging from balloons and kites to aeroplanes, helicopters and wind-driven sports vehicles, the article offers an addition to existing historical narrative about Bondi Beach. It also begins to probe the points of connection between the disciplines of popular culture and history.

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Keyword(s): aviation history; Bondi Beach; Festival of the Winds; kites; Lawrence Hargrave; Marie McMahon

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