Queenscliff, New South Wales

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Queenscliff
Sydney, New South Wales

Queenscliff Beach
Postcode: 2096
Location: 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Sydney CBD
LGA: Warringah Council
State District: Manly
Federal Division: Warringah
Suburbs around Queenscliff:
North Manly Freshwater
North Manly Queenscliff Tasman Sea
Manly Manly

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.

[edit] History

Queenscliff was named in honuour 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 rocky headland.

[edit] References

  • The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8.

[edit] External links

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