Hidden gems + local history · Watsons Bay · 18 August 2026

Lady Bay before nudity was even legal

Woollahra Council has colourised a 1975 photo of Lady Bay Beach and it's a good one. Taken just a year before nude bathing became legal, back when women were literally hauling themselves up the cliffs on ropes to get there. Worth a look through the Local History Archive if you've got five minutes.