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Double Bay takes its name from the bay of Sydney Harbour and refers to the two geographical formations between Point Piper and Darling Point, which are interrupted by a miniature point in between. The eastern part is also known as Blackburn Cove

Double Bay Circa 1890

Tamarama is in the middle of the "Bondi to Bronte Ocean Walk" which is the most popular coastal walking route in Australia.

The first recorded name for the area we now know as Tamarama was in the 1830s when it was identified on a military map as Gamma Gamma, an Indigenous word. It is believed that this word means ‘storm’. In recent years the beach has attracted more than its fair share of A-list celebrities the media has also jokingly referred to Tamarama as ‘Glamarama’.