Pearl Beach and Progress

A History of Pearl Beach, North Sydney. In the late 1920 developers arrived on a secluded beach north of Sydney and began creating a holiday destination that they named Pearl Beach. It was a basic, secluded retreat. In the 80 years that have intervened the dream has remained alive. This book, written by one of Australia¿s pre-eminent historians who is also a resident there, looks at the struggles of the Pearl Beach Progress Association and the community at large to hold to its ideals while managing to incorporate later comers ¿ some of them famous ¿ into its ethos.