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Barrenjoey Lighthouse, Palm Beach c1900-1910

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Barrenjoey Lighthouse, Palm Beach c1900-1910

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State Library of New South Wales

[a116418 / PXE 711/418]

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Barrenjoey lighthouse

Designed by colonial architect James Barnet, the Barrenjoey lighthouse has lit up the entrance to Broken Bay for over 120 years.

Palm Beach

Palm Beach became a haunt of smugglers and fishermen after Europeans arrived, until the customs house, and subsequently the lighthouse, brought shipping under more control. In the early twentieth century the land was sold for holiday and second homes, reached by ferry. It only gradually became the playground for the rich that it is today.

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Palm Beach

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Far northern beachside suburb on the Barrenjoey Peninsula. It was named after the cabbage tree palms which were common in the area.

Barrenjoey lighthouse

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Sandstone tower which is the third lighthouse to be built on the site.