richardmichell
Richard Michell is the vice-president of the Manly, Warringah and Pittwater Historical Society and the secretary of Friends of Dee Why Lagoon. Visit mwphs.com and fodyl.asn.au respectively.
Most readers will be aware of the Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation or Bypass at Balgowlah. Many will be aware that...
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Many readers will be aware of the failed proposals to bring the tram and the railway to the peninsula end...
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Ignoring the debacle that began about 40 years ago when our local councils mistakenly (or willfully) planted hundreds of Cook...
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For more than 20 years, commencing in 1911, Manly held a Venetian Carnival as a fundraiser for the local hospital...
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The design of the Sydney Harbour Bridge specified four train lines – two on the western side, still in use...
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Ocean rock pools are an integral part of the character and experience of living on the Northern Beaches. ...
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The site of a block of units at 15 Stuart Street, Manly, has an interesting and contrasting history in the...
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The original Salvation Army site on the hill above Dee Why is currently being redeveloped. It was gifted to the...
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The Manly Waterworks – famous for its role in the movie BMX Bandits, where a young Nicole Kidman, rode down...
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A military move to cut down the Manly beachfront pine trees during World War Two was scuppered at the eleventh...
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