Maroubra is the Aboriginal word for “like thunder “ and draws its inspiration from the sound of the waves pounding the beach and rocks that mark the suburb’s eastern boundary. Until the late 1870’s Maroubra was still very much untouched by the city developing around it, but with the arrival of wool scouring works on the bay, the area slowly began to develop. It remained reasonably obscure until 6 May 1898, when, in a furious storm, the 1893 ton Hereward ran aground on the northern end of the...