Wednesday, 4th September
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Mosman Historical Society (MHS) members and friends are invited to attend a Community Market at The Barn on Avenue Road, Mosman Bay (near the ferry terminal) from 11am to 3pm on Sunday 8 September.  Members and the community will have...

Monday, 2nd September
NBS

Dr Kirsten Banks first fell in love with physics as a student at Davidson High School when visiting the Imax theatre to see a documentary about the Hubble Space Telescope. “I was enthralled by how much we can learn from distant...

NBS

Meet the Belrose couple who took a chance with their house on the Channel 7 show Not many people would be willing to hand their house over to strangers to renovate however they pleased. But Lara and Peter Bird did just...

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WilloBees serve up some fun What is the appeal of pickleball, and why is everyone suddenly talking about it? A mix of badminton, table tennis and tennis, it’s played with a paddle and plastic ball called a wiffle. It’s one of...

NBS

Three Northern Beaches clubs have scored awards in the 2024 Your Local Club Perfect Plate Awards. Northern Metro awards went to Balgowlah RSL’s The Wine Room for seared scallops with housemade spinach tortellini, Dee Why RSL’s Flame for its seared Canadian...

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Convict James Jenkins built 13 bridges to get his produce to market Jenkins Street and Homestead Avenue are both located in Collaroy. Their names share a common source. James Jenkins and his brother William arrived in 1802 as convicts, having been found...

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The Humpty Dumpty Foundation has announced media personality Johanna Griggs as its new patron. Johanna’s had a close association with the Humpty Dumpty Foundation for many years, having hosted a number of events for the charity. Recently she travelled to the Northern...

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Marking book ownership with art was historically popular To own a bookplate by a famous artist for your private library was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Now, 100 years on, the New Australian Bookplate Society in Lane Cove is bringing...

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Strict rules surrounded bathing in the late 1800s From the day Manly was founded, bathing was something that residents and visitors alike were attracted to. Its founder, HG Smith, quickly catered for this by building a bath house at the western...