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View of the Heads, Port Jackson c1817-21

By
Richard Read Senior
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a128859 / V1/Har/S Hd/3]
(Mitchell Library)

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Read Senior, Richard

Colonial artist (c1765?–1829) who arrived in Sydney as a convict in 1813.

State Library of New South Wales

Macquarie lighthouse

Early colonial Sydney relied on the safe arrival of ships bringing goods and supplies into the harbor and the construction of lighthouses has a long history. Today a Sydney landmark, the Macquarie lighthouse still stands proud and tall against the dramatic beauty of South Head.

Lighthouses

Sandstone