Big Rock on a Sulky Day

Big Rock on a Sulky Day

At Ben Buckler, on the northern headland of Bondi Beach there is a big rock, known imaginatively as Big Rock. Big Rock is a 235 tonne boulder, which was believed to have been thrown up by heavy seas on 15 July 1912. Seems incredible, but images of the headland from before that date do not show the rock. There are other theories as to how it might have got there, and a cover story exploring same by Lee Cass in The Bondi View issue from 2002. Other theories: it actually fell down from the headland, was always there but was previously surrounded by smaller rocks, etc. Having said all that, the generally accepted version is that it got plonked there by a once in a 100 year cyclonic storm.