1. The First Free Jewish Settler Built His House In Waverley . Barnett Levey Arrived In Sydney In 1821 From London's East End & Was Known As The Father Of The AUstralian Theatre After He Founded Australia's First Permanant Theatre.... Which Was... The Theatre Royal In George Street
2. Waverley Gets Its Name From Barnett Levey's Home. Levey Never Lived There, But Named It Waverley House In Honour Of The Book "Waverley" by Scottish Author Sir Walter Scott, Published in 1814 & Often Regarded As The First Historical Novel.
3. The War Memorial Hospital Is Made Up Of A Number Of Victorian Buildings. The Edina, Banksia & Witchagil Buildings Were Built By NSW Politician Ebenezer Vickery in 1884
4. Vickery Was One Of The First Politicians To SUpport Divorce. The Waverley Resident Usually Kept His Speeches To Mining But He Stood In Support Of Sir Alfred Stephen's Radical Divorce Bill in 1887
5. Australia's First Female Olympic Gold Medalist Is Buried In Waverley Cemetary. Fanny Durack's Grave Was Covered In Weeds and Unmarked Until 1990 When Fundraisers Pulled Together To Buy A Plaque And An Onyx Headstone
6. a number Of Catholic Friar's Used To Call Waverley Home. The Victoria St Friary Was Demolished in 1985 After Sustaining Extensive Damage in 1851
7. Waverley Colege Was One Of The First Schools To Add AFL To It's Weekend Sport Program. Year 7 & 8 Students At The School Played Their First Season Of School AUssie Rules in 2013
8. Waverley College Opened With 20 Students In 1903. The School Stopped Taking Boarders in 1979 and Counts Tv Personality Scott Cam, Garden Guru Costa Georgiadis & Singer Johnny O'Keefe Among It's Old Boys.
9. The Crown Princess Of Albania, Susan Cullen Ward, Came From Waverley. The Australian Born Princess Moved From Waverley Whyen She Married Crown Prince Leka in 1975, But THe Pair Did NBot Live In ALbania As The Country Had Been Named A Communist Republic
10. Italian Is The Top Language Spoken In Waverley According To The 2011 Cencus. The Median Income Is $818.... 18.2% of Families Are One Parent Families, & 55% of All Residents Live In Apartments.
