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Officials on gallery of new Macquarie Lighthous...

Officials on gallery of new Macquarie Lighthouse c1883

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South Head

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Vaucluse

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State Records 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.

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Barnet, James

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Colonial architect who designed many of Sydney's public buildings.

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.

Vaucluse

Eastern suburb located on South Head. The land was the traditional country of the Birrabirragal people, settled in the 1820s and named after Vaucluse in the south of France. It is one of Sydney's most expensive suburbs.

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Macquarie lighthouse

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Greenway-designed lighthouse built of local stone on South Head and opened in 1818.