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Hornby Lighthouse, South Head c1879-1884

By
August Tronier
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a679002 / PXA 411, 2]

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Tronier, August

State Library of New South Wales

Hornby lighthouse

Constructed after two disastrous shipwrecks, Hornby lighthouse has offered safe passage into Sydney Harbour since 1858.

Lighthouses

Inner South Head

Sandstone headland at the entrance to Port Jackson.

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South Head

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Southern headland marking the entrance to Port Jackson which, since colonial times, has been an important location for civil and military maritime activities, and is now part of Sydney Harbour National Park.

Hornby lighthouse

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Sandstone tower lighthouse closest to the southern entrance to Sydney Harbour.