Keywords: melvin vaniman melvin vaniman melvinvaniman photography panorama state library statelibrary manly water chute waterchute toboggan ashburner street ashburnerstreet south steyne road southsteyneroad beach sunbathing state library of new south wales statelibraryofnewsouthwales outdoor Built on the corner of Ashburner Street and South Steyne Road, the Manly water chute and toboggan added to Manly's reputation of being "seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care." Surf bathing had only been permitted in Sydney the previous year, when Manly newspaper proprietor W. H. Gocher successfully challenged the law, by bathing during daylight hours. Find more information about the Melvin Vaniman collection of photographic panoramas in the State Library of New South Wales' catalogue: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemdetailpaged.aspx?itemid=413018 Built on the corner of Ashburner Street and South Steyne Road, the Manly water chute and toboggan added to Manly's reputation of being "seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care." Surf bathing had only been permitted in Sydney the previous year, when Manly newspaper proprietor W. H. Gocher successfully challenged the law, by bathing during daylight hours. Find more information about the Melvin Vaniman collection of photographic panoramas in the State Library of New South Wales' catalogue: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemdetailpaged.aspx?itemid=413018 |