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Malabar is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia located 12 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. The suburb is named after a passenger cargo steamer called the MV Malabar shipwrecked at Long Bay on 2 April 1931. The ship was named after the Malabar region of the Indian state of Kerala famous for its history as a spice trade centre. Prior to the shipwreck, the suburb was known as either Brand or Long Bay. The local residents petitioned the government to change the name to avoid the association with the Long Bay Correctional Centre; the new name Malabar was gazetted by the government on 29 September 1933. There have been several shipwrecks on the Malabar headland - the ''St Albans'' in 1882, the ''Hereward'' in 1898, the ''SS Tekapo'' in 1899, the ''MV Malabar'' in 1931, the ''Belbowrie'' in 1939, ''Try One'' in 1947, the ''SS Goolgwai'' in 1955 and a barge in 1955.〔〔〔Malabar, New South Wales〕 The Malabar headland includes dramatic sandstone cliffs and provides spectacular coastal views. The western and eastern sections of the headland contain rare examples of the once extensive Port Jackson mallee scrub (Eucalyptus Obstans, formerly Obtusiflora).〔 The 177 hectare headland was first used by local aboriginal people for fishing and cultural activities. Since European settlement, the headland has been used for dairy farming, recreational shooting, military use as a training facility, and a defensive position during World War II known as the Boora Point Battery.〔 The rifle range on the headland has been in active use since recreational target shooting first began in the 1850s, and is believed to be the oldest rifle range in Australia. It was previously known as the Long Bay Rifle Range and was renamed the ANZAC Rifle Range in 1970 by the Army as a tribute to the rifle club members who served the nation during two World Wars and the Korean Campaign. The range has hosted numerous national and international shooting competitions including the prestigious Empire Matches, the Bicentennial Shooting Championships and the annual NSW Queen's Prize competitions.〔〔 The central area of the Malabar headland was used for uncontrolled industrial waste disposal from 1968 to 1988. The Labor Government announced its intention to sell the headland in 1986. The tenders included a proposal from Club Med to build a 300-room resort complex linked to an eighteen-hole golf course on the headland. A legal action brought by the NSW Rifle Association blocked the sale of the headland in 1990. The use of the headland has more recently been shared by a number of recreational organisations including rifle and pistol clubs, horse riding school, model aircraft flying club, bush conservation, bush walking, jogging, bird watching and rock fishing. Discharge of firearms can only occur at an approved target shooting facility. In the greater Sydney metropolitan area there are over 55,000 licensed firearms owners who are required by law to use their equipment two, four, or more times per year. The number of people using the headland exceeded 1,000 per week until the Labor Government terminated the user leases in October 2011 citing questionable health and safety concerns.〔〔 The Labor Government demolished over $5 million worth of community infrastructure including the Malabar Riding School structures, Army Barrack huts, caretaker's cottage, Smallbore Rifle Range and the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia Bench Rest Rifle Range in October 2012.〔 == Headland users past and present == # Alpine Precision Rifle Club # Australian Protective Services # Aviation Industry Rifle Club Inc, former QANTAS Staff Shooting Club # Bankstown Chatswood Rifle Club, includes Bankstown RC 1915 and Chatswood RC 1915 # Bexley Smallbore Rifle Club # Bradmill Rifle Club # Cabra-Vale Diggers Rifle Club # Concord Rifle Club # Cronulla Rifle Club # Daily Telegraph Rifle Club # Drummoyne RSL Pistol Club, lease terminated November 2011 # Drummoyne Rifle Club # Earlwood Bardwell Park Rifle Club # Endeavour Rifle Club, includes the Sydney Naval Rifle Establishment 1946 and Sutherland RC 1914 # Friends of Malabar Headland (FoMH), formed 2000 # Holsworthy Rifle Club, includes the former Sydney Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) RC 1946, the Randwick RC 1901 and Wunderlich RC 1910 # Hurstville Rifle Club # Malabar Riding School, formed 1993 South East Equestrian Club, lease terminated November 2011 # Malabar Rifle Club # Malabar RSL Rifle Club # Maroubra RSL Rifle Club # Marrickville Rifle Club # Metropolitan District Rifle Association, formed c1898 # Military Rifle Clubs Association Inc, formed 1923 #Mosman Neutral Bay Rifle Club, formed 1915 # NSW Police Rifle Club # NSW Rifle Association, formed 1860 # NSW Smallbore and Air Rifle Association, lease terminated November 2011 # NSW Sydney Air Rifle Association, lease terminated November 2011 # Penshurst Rifle Club # Port Jackson Rifle Club, includes the former University of NSW RC and Cronulla RC # Prospect Rifle Club # Railway and Tramways Institute Rifle Club, includes the former Workshops RC, Loco RC and Traffic RC. This club is a lot older than 1910 # Rockdale Rifle Club # Rose Bay Rifle Club # Royal Australian Engineers (C.M.F.) Rifle Club Inc. # Royal Australian Navy Rifle Reserve Club (RANRRC), # Scots College Rifle Club,〔(scotscollegerifleshooting.com )〕 formed 1922 # Sporting Shooters Association of Australia, formed 1948, lease terminated November 2011 # State Penitentiary Rifle Club # State Protection Group Rifle Club # Sydney City Smallbore Club, lease terminated November 2011 # Sydney County Council Rifle Club # Sydney Grammar School, # Sydney High School Rifle Club, formed 1883, lease terminated November 2011 # Sydney Model Aero Club, formed 1982, lease terminated November 2011 # Sydney Naval Establishments Rifle Club # Sydney Pistol Club # Sydney Rifle Club, formed 1844 # Sydney Services Rifle Club # Sydney University Rifle Club # United Services Institute Rifle Club Inc. # Woollahra Rifle Club, lease terminated November 2011 # Yorkshire Society Rifle Club 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malabar Headland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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