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Lavender Bay Sydney, NSW
Lavender Bay Wharf
Postcode:	2060
Location:	3 km (2 mi) from CBD
LGA:	North Sydney Council
State District:	North Shore
Federal Division:	North Sydney
Suburbs around Lavender Bay: North Sydney North Sydney North Sydney McMahons Point Lavender Bay Milsons Point McMahons Point Dawes Point Milsons Point

Lavender Bay is a harbourside suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Lavender Bay is located approximately 3 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council. The postcode is 2060.

The suburb takes its name from the natural feature of Lavender Bay, on Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), to the west of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It lies between Milsons Point and McMahons Point and the suburb of North Sydney is located, to the north. Lavender Bay is a residential suburb with spectacular views of Sydney Harbour. Lavender Bay is serene, quiet and peaceful.

The suburb contains the North Sydney Anglican Church in its north, a Lower North Shore landmark. A ferry terminal is located in the bay, with services to Circular Quay. The Lavender Bay Baths (1910) were once popular with swimmers, located in the area beside the ferry wharf.

Lavender Bay was named after the bosun, George Lavender, from the prison hulk "Phoenix", which was moored there for many years. The bay was originally called Hulk Bay and sometimes Phoenix Bay. George Lavender lived on 14 acres adjacent to the property of Billy Blue.

On the 30th May 1915, Lavender Bay railway station was opened to take the place of Milsons Point railway station, during the proposed construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. This only lasted for seven weeks, as passengers refused to alight here and demanded that trains stop at Milsons Point. This is now railway storage sidings.

• Sir Don Bradman lived in the harbourfront Bay View Street, and was one of the first few Australians to get a private telephone number while living in Bay View Street.
• The controversial artist Norman Lindsay lived at 'Heidelberg' at 9 Bay View Street; another artist, John Firth-Smith, occupied this same house many decades later.

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

• Lavender Bay, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°50′39″S 151°12′14″E / -33.84428, 151.20388Coordinates: 33°50′39″S 151°12′14″E / -33.84428, 151.20388

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