Queenscliff, New South Wales

Queenscliff, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Queenscliff
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption = Queenscliff Beach
lga = Warringah Council
stategov = Manly
fedgov = Warringah
postcode = 2096
est =
pop =
area =
propval =
near-nw = North Manly
near-n = Freshwater
near-ne =
near-w = North Manly
near-e = "Tasman Sea"
near-sw = Manly
near-s = Manly
near-se =
dist1 = 16
dir1 = north-east
location1= Sydney CBD

Queenscliff is a beachside suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Queenscliff is located 16 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Warringah Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.

Queenscliff Beach is situated at the northern end of a long stretch of beach at Manly that includes North Steyne Beach and Manly Beach.

History

Queenscliff was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The area was popular with holiday-makers from the early 1900s to World War 1, who stayed in holiday shacks on the headland. ["The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 216]

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