Waverley, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Waverley
city = Sydney
state = NSW

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caption = Waverley Cemetery office building
lga = Waverley Municipal Council
postcode = 2024
est =
pop =
area =
propval = [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?mode=%20$257,000&suburb=Waverley&postcode=2024 $1,122,500] (2007)
stategov = Coogee
fedgov = Wentworth
near-nw = Bondi Junction
near-n = Bondi
near-ne = Bronte
near-w = Charing Cross
near-e = "Tasman Sea"
near-sw = Queens Park
near-s = Randwick
near-se = Clovelly
dist1 = 7
dir1 = east
location1= Sydney CBD

Waverley is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Waverley is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council. [Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007]

Waverley Council takes its name from the suburb but its administrative centre is located in the adjacent suburb of Bondi Junction, which is also a major commercial centre. Waverley is the highest point of altitude in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.

Commercial Area

Waverley is mostly residential with a scattering of commercial developments, centred on the road junction known as Charing Cross.

History

Waverley takes its name from a home built on Old South Head Road in 1827, by Barnett Levey (or Levy) (1798-1837). It was named Waverley, after the title of his favourite book, by author Sir Walter Scott. Waverley Municipality was proclaimed in June 1859. The house was a distinctive landmark and gave its name to the surrounding suburb.

Other landmarks include Edina, a late Victorian mansion built on a grand scale in Birrell Street. It was built by Ebenezer Vickery for himself and his family, and completed in about 1884. Vickery was a leading merchant and a most prominent patron of the Methodist Church. Other buildings in the group include Banksia, Witchagil and the Nellie Vickery Memorial Chapel. Banksia and Witchagil are two-storey villas that Vickery built for his sons.

This distinguished group of Victorian buildings is now used as the War Memorial Hospital. Edina, Banksia and Witchagil are on the Register of the National Estate. [The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company (1981), p.2/121]

Victoria Street is the site of more local landmarks in the form of the Mary Immaculate Church and, on the opposite side, the Jubilee International Church. The former is an example of the Federation Academic Classical style and was designed by John Hennessy in 1912. Its twin-towered design is said to be reminiscent of the Italian Renaissance. [A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture, Apperly, (Angus and Robertson) 1994, p.103] The Jubilee International Church was originally the Grahame Memorial Presbyterian Church, Waverley. The foundation stone was laid by Mrs. William Grahame on May 8th, 1897. Another landmark in this street was the Catholic Friary, which was demolished in 1985 after sustaining extensive fire damage (see gallery below).

Landmarks

Waverley Cemetery (South Head General Cemetery) was established in 1877 is one of Australia's best known cemetries due to its picturesque location along the coastline cliffs. It also features the graves of several notable Australians including poet Henry Kendall and aviator Lawrence Hargrave. [ [http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/cemetery/ Waverly Cemetery] ]

Churches

St Marys Anglican Church is located in Birrell Street. Mary Immaculate Church and St Charles Borromeo is a Catholic Church in Victoria Street. Waverley Jubilee International Church is located opposite and Grahame Memorial Uniting Church are also located in Victoria Street.

chools

Waverley is home to a number of schools. Waverley College is a Christian Brothers school for boys made up of Our Lady's Mount Campus in Birrell Street, (Senior School Years 7-12), Waterford Campus in Henrietta Street (Junior School Years 5-6) and Waterford Pre School. [ [http://www.waverley.nsw.edu.au/ Waverley College] ]
St Catherine's School is an Anglican, Day and Boarding school for girls, located in Albion Street [ [http://www.stcaths.nsw.edu.au/ St Catherine's Anglican School] ] . St Clare's College is a Catholic, high school for girls in Carrington Road. [ [http://www.stclares.nsw.edu.au/ St Clare's College] ]

port and Recreation

The following clubs are located in or represent the Waverley area:
* Waverley Rugby Club - Rugby Union
* Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club
* Bondi United - Rugby League
* Waverley Bowling Club
* St Charles Waverley - Rugby League
* Sydney Roosters Rugby League Club (based at the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club, in Bondi Junction).

Notable Residents

* Reg Lindsay (1929–2008), country music star, was born in Waverley.
* Bob Windle, gold medallist in the 1500m freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics grew up in the suburb.

References

* The Heritage of Australia: Macmillan Company of Australia (1981) ISBN 0 333 33750 6

*"The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
* [http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[e-mail]/Lookup2001Census/74C18E2930B889C0CA256BBE00837CB1 2001 Census Information]

ee also

* Waverley Cemetery

External links

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* http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/cemetery Official Waverley Cemetery Website