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Variant titleA Waverley Library Local History FactsheetAuthor/CreatorWaverley LibraryContentsThe Municipality of Waverley was proclaimed by the Governor of NSW on 13 June 1859. The following year, on 20 October and 3 November 1860, The Sydney Mail ran two articles called ‘Rambles in Waverley’ which described the area in classic Victorian purple prose.TypeFactsheetCollectionLocal History Factsheets
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Related personsFrancis O'BrienSubject - Geographical NameWaverleyBondiTaxonomySpecial Collections | Factsheets | Waverley Through Time
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Water seldom still: Waverley in 1860. Waverley Council Library, accessed 24/01/2026, https://celebrating.waverley.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/43466



