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Variant titleA Waverley Library Local History FactsheetAuthor/CreatorWaverley LibraryContentsTrams were a ubiquitous sight in early Sydney, and at its height was the largest tram system in the southern hemisphere. In the 1880s Waverley was still a relatively young municipality, remote and sparsely developed. Early settlers used private vehicles or one of the few horse buses plying between Sydney and the Tea Gardens (now Bondi Junction). Tram access was one of the key reasons for Waverley’s development into a highly desirable residential, commercial, and leisure area. The first steam tram arrived in Charing Cross on April 13, 1881, only 17 months after the first city steam tram puffed its way up Elizabeth Street in the city. TypeFactsheetCollectionLocal History Factsheets
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Related itemShooting through: the Bondi tramTrams come to Bronte, 1911Subject - Topical NamePublic transportTrams and tramwaysTaxonomySpecial Collections | Factsheets | Waverley Through TimePlaces | Transport | Trams
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Waverley's tramways. Waverley Council Library, accessed 07/02/2026, https://celebrating.waverley.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/43469