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Jon Cleary was a world famous, best selling author who grew up in Coogee. One of his earlier novels "Just Let Me Be", a story of love, death and revenge, is set in Coogee. READ MORE

Man Dies in Coogee Bomb Blast When World War One veteran, Edwin Hollinworth, showed war-time souvenirs to his daughter and friend at his Bundock Street Coogee home in 1936, they exploded with devastating consequences. READ MORE

Catherine Gaskin, Coogee schoolgirl in 1947, was dubbed "the girl with the golden pen". Her first published novel, This Other Eden was an instant bestseller. She published over 20 novels in her lifetime, with Sara Dane best remembered and selling millions of copies. READ MORE

John V. Dick was a long term Alderman for Coogee in the 1930 to 1950s and sometimes Mayor of Randwick. He was responsible for the large recreation reserve near Coogee Beach that includes tennis courts and bowling greens and was named after him. READ MORE

Byron "Brian" Walden-Gold was a Coogee artist who sketched and painted many local scenes, landmarks and historical buildings during the 1980s. He recorded Coogee during one of it most colourful periods but his life was cut short by illness, leaving little record of his work. READ MORE

An interesting headstone in South Coogee's Randwick General Cemetery belongs to pioneer test cricketer Charles Bannerman. He had extraordinary sporting ability and is credited with many "firsts" in international cricket, including the first test "century". READ MORE about his cricket career and his family's connections to Coogee.

John Dunningham, the local Coogee MP from 1928 to 1938, was an influential political figure in NSW. His sudden 1938 death sent shock waves through the state's potitical establishment. Iconic Dunningham Reserve at Coogee Beach is named after him. READ MORE

The Member for Coogee in the NSW State Parliament is a position that has been held successively by eleven men and one woman for almost a century. Dramatic and historically interesting events in State politics have marked their terms. READ MORE

Hyman Goldstein, Coogee's local state member of Parliament, was mysteriously killed in 1928 after a night fall on Coogee's north headland. Was it an accident, suicide or murder? READ MORE

Phyllis Gibbs: Coogee's "Forgotten" Film Star - In 1927 Gibbs won a Hollywood film star competition and seemed to be ready for a promising career. What became of her? READ MORE

Charles Catley : Coogee's "Forgotten" Pioneer - Catley was an early European settler in Coogee and helped shape the suburb, yet his role is rarely mentioned. READ MORE

Wilhelmina (Mina) Wylie - the daughter of Henry Wylie of Wylies Baths fame, was a champion Olympic swimmmer who broke social convention to compete. She was a life-long Coogee resident and legend. READ MORE