History
Wanda is an Aboriginal word for beach or sand hills. The beach became notorious in 1965 after the Wanda Beach Murders.
The original inhabitants of the land were the Gweagal Aborigines who were are a clan of the Tharawal (or Dharawal) tribe of Indigenous Australians. They are the traditional custodians of the southern geographic areas of Sydney.
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