HERITAGE: Mermaid causes a stir

By Michelle Hoctor
Updated January 6 2013 - 8:44pm, first published 12:00am
Businessman Edward Johnson's Mermaid bathing machine was first used at Wollongong's Brighton Beach.
Businessman Edward Johnson's Mermaid bathing machine was first used at Wollongong's Brighton Beach.

On a hot summer's day on the New Year of 1857, Wollongong’s Brighton Beach came alive with the spectacle of a small shed on wheels being drawn into the ocean.

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