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Sydney Ferry KIRRULE with picnickers at Nielsen Park circa 1914, c. 1914Sydney Ferry KIRRULE with picnickers at Nielsen Park circa 1914c. 1914

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Vaucluse is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Council and the Municipality of Woollahra.

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1860s1 photo

Greycliffe circa 1860, c. 1860c. 1860

1870s1 photo

Greycliffe circa 1875, c. 1875c. 1875

1880s11 photos

(Laying foundation of new Macquarie Lighthouse, South Head, Sydney, 1881)1881Macquarie Lighthouse, lantern detail from old lighthouse, c. 1883c. 1883Macquarie Lighthouse old and new, c. 1883c. 1883Macquarie Lighthouse old and new far view, c. 1883c. 1883Macquarie Lighthouse old and new removed lantern, c. 1883c. 1883Macquarie Lighthouse old and new 2, c. 1883c. 1883Macquarie Lighthouse, lantern detail from old lighthouse 2, c. 1883c. 1883Macquarie Lighthouse, lantern detail from old lighthouse 3, c. 1883c. 1883The Macquarie Lighthouses – old and new, c.1883, photograph by Charles Bayliss, Macleay Collections, c. 1883c. 1883Macquarie Lighthouse, c. 1883c. 1883Macquarie Lighthouse, Vaucluse N.S.W. old and new side-by-side, 18841884

1890s1 photo

Macquarie Lighthouse, 18901890

1900s1 photo

Macquarie Light, 1902 cropped1902

1910s10 photos

Niels Nielsen FL1825793, c. 1911c. 1911Parsley Bay Sydney Harbour, 1900–271900–27At Parsley Bay Sydney Harbour, 1900–271900–27Macquarie Lighthouse Sydney, 1900–271900–27Streetscene Vaucluse, 1900–271900–27Fianella Parsley Rd Vaucluse, 1900–271900–27Wentworths Tomb Fitzwilliam Rd Vaucluse NSW, 1900–271900–27Sydney Ferry KIRRULE with picnickers at Nielsen Park circa 1914, c. 1914c. 1914Visitors at Strickland Hospital, opening ceremony on the lawn, 19151915Macquarie Lighthouse, 19171917

1920s5 photos

Mrs Brightwell and her daughter, Amy Brightwell, of Parsley Bay, in Bundanoon. Unknown photographer, c. 1920c. 1920Clergy and VIPs lead the cortege of State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson South Head Cemetery, 19231923Women and girls at a function, Vaucluse House, late 1920s, by Sam Hood1920sFelix the Cat toy - Nielsen Park Beach, Sydney, NSW, 1926, street photographer1926Gymnastics on Parsley Bay beach, c. 1929c. 1929

1930s10 photos

Vaucluse House Cinesound, 19321932Vaucluse House Cinesound, 19321932Beryl Lewis left and Nancy Lewis Nielsen Park Vaucluse, 1930s1930sDavid Cant, aged 3, Nielsen Park, Sydney, n.d. - Sam Hood, 1930s1930sVaucluse Regatta 18footers on Sydney Harbour, 19351935Vaucluse Regatta 18footers racing on Sydney Harbour, 193519352CH Smile Club picnic Nielsen Park, 1937–381937–38Ballet Balalaika Co at Nielsen Park, 19381938Mary Dees costar of The Women at Nielsen Park, 19391939Prewedding cocktail party for Miss Miller and Mr Grace given by Mrs I Grace at her home Villa Igeia Vaucluse, 19391939

1940s1 photo

Signal Hill Battery 1946 AWM1946

1970s4 photos

133 Vaucluse House Sydney 19791979132 Vaucluse House Sydney 19791979130 Vaucluse House, Sydney, 19791979131 Vaucluse House Sydney 19791979

More of Vaucluse

45 historic photos of Vaucluse, Sydney, taken between 1860 and 1979. They span 10 decades, with the most from the 1880s (11). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.