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View of Watsons Bay showing the ferry wharf and the vessel Lady Hopetoun, c. 1909View of Watsons Bay showing the ferry wharf and the vessel Lady Hopetounc. 1909

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Watsons Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Watsons Bay is located 11 km north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra.

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1850s2 photos

The rescue of Johnson from his perilous position - Illustrated Times 18571857A1621011h, 18591859

1870s1 photo

Watson's bay 18781878

1900s7 photos

Pilot Steamer, "Captain Cook". Watson's Bay, 19001900View across Sydney Harbour from Watson's Bay, 19001900Yachting off Watsons Bay, c. 1900c. 1900The Pier, Watson's Bay, c. 1900c. 1900Early view of Watsons Bay, c. 1903c. 1903Great White Fleet leaving Sydney Heads, 19081908View of Watsons Bay showing the ferry wharf and the vessel Lady Hopetoun, c. 1909c. 1909

1910s7 photos

Watsons Bay Wharf, 1900–271900–27Watsons Bay Wharf, 1900–271900–27The Beach Watsons Bay, 1900–271900–27Sydney Heads from Watsons Bay, 1900–271900–27Sydney Heads and The Gap Watsons Bay, 1900–271900–27Ostrich Farm South Head NSW, 1900–271900–27Ostrich Farm Watsons Bay NSW, 1900–271900–27

1920s3 photos

Sydney ferry GREYCLIFFE, 1920s1920sSydney Ferry KING EDWARD, 1920s1920sSydney Ferry KING EDWARD 2, 1920s1920s

1930s4 photos

Ferry wharf Watsons Bay, c. 1935c. 1935Shark at Watsons Bay, 193519352CH treasure hunt Watsons Bay, 19371937Interior of Watsons Bay Church, 19391939

1940s1 photo

Sydney Harbour WW2 boom, 1939–451939–45

1960s1 photo

1960 TRAMS PASS1960

1970s1 photo

Lady Jane nude beach in Sydney, Australia, 19791979

More of Watsons Bay

27 historic photos of Watsons Bay, Sydney, taken between 1857 and 1979. They span 9 decades, with the most from the 1900s (7). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.