GAIETY AT COOGEE

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 December 1929, Page 9

GAIETY AT COOGEE

A SHARK-PROOF FENCE Coogee, the popular Sydney seaside resort, which was clouded last year by a shark tragedy, is now gaily forecasting a season of gaiety such as no Australian marine resort has hitherto known. It is believed that the shark fence makes that possible. The fence runs aerdss the bay from the end of the pier—the first oceah pier in Australia. The pier was open last summer and had a fair amount of patronage. It is expected to do still better this summer and if so extension to the length originally contemplated will be proceeded with. The shark fence will permit Coogee to engage in night surf bathing. It has always been recognised that when the shades of evening begin to fall — long before it is actually dark —the danger of shark attack increases. The monsters come in close, and are not so easily detected. The fence being accepted as a safeguard, fear will die out and joy be unconfined.” Coogee, said a correspondent on November 1, is preparing to open the season with all sorts of celebrations of which the night part will be illuminations of pier, shark fence, and promenade. There will be high carnival. Those engaging in the daylight revels will see the Australian Ensign hoisted on the mast of H.M.A.S. Sydney. This mast was purchased with.a view to use as a memorial on the Sow and Pig reef, but the idea was dropped. $