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Man carrying an injured boy at Fort Macquarie after Greycliffe disaster 3 November 1927

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Sam Hood
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Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
[Object no. 00035194]
(Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection)

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Hood, Sam

Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Watsons Bay

Known as Kutti to the Cadigal people, Watsons Bay became crucial to the early colony's maritime life, with the signal station, pilot station and lighthouses nearby. Fishing was important too. At the same time, grand houses, hotels and public buildings were built for the upper classes. From the mid-nineteenth century, regular ferry services brought tourists and day-trippers to Watsons Bay's tea rooms, hotels and tourist attractions.

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Fort Macquarie

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Square castellated fort built on Bennelong Point, incorporating some of the guns taken from HMS Supply.

Greycliffe shipwreck 1927

Collision between the Watsons Bay ferry Greycliffe and the Royal Mail steamer Tahiti that led to 40 deaths and dozens of injuries.

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