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into thunder when a gale is blowing from the south or south-west. The whole of the 

 land surrounding this romantic bit of sea-beach has been judiciously reserved by the 

 Government, and has received the title of The Ocean Park. It has been laid out in 

 winding paths, and furnished with seats and pavilions for the accommodation of visitors. 

 Ascending the Bay from Sorrento, Arthur's Seat attracts the eye by the peculiarity 

 of its form, sloping down to the water with a graceful curve from its highest points of 

 elevation, and falling inland with a continuous descent until it reaches the level of the 

 plain behind, throwing out three short spurs before it does so. At the foot of Arthur's 

 Seat lies a watering-place bearing the euphonious name of Dromana. A firm beach, a 

 far-stretching pier, and the fine views which are obtainable from the neighbouring 

 eminences, combine to endow Dromana with special attractions for health-seekers who do 

 not shrink from vigorous exercise. Mount Martha on the south, and Mount Eliza on 

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near the shore-line, and neither of these rises to an elevation of five hundred and fifty 

 feet. Mornington is more sequestered, and at the same time more picturesque, than the 

 places just named. The coast-line, curving round to the southward, so as to form the 

 headland known as Schnapper Point, serves both to define and shelter a miniature bay ; 

 and the high and undulating land behind it is dotted with several charming residences, 

 partially embowered in the foliage of exotic trees, and erected in such positions as to 

 give them a commanding view of the waters of the Bay. Soon after passing Mount 

 Eliza the coast recedes to the eastward, and having no high land behind it, nothing is 

 visible but a thin white riband of sand forming the Nine-mile Beach, with Frankston at 



