Features Swimming showdownBy noauthorSunday, 14th December NBS0 Hundreds watched ‘Boy’ Charlton take on Takaishi at Manly Baths Following the great success of Manly swimmers at the 1924...
Our community Aboriginal funeral at ManlyBy noauthorWednesday, 22nd October NB0 A group of sailors from the third fleet experienced a special moment during an expedition to Broken Bay, as Richard...
Our community Remembering the Hallstrom fridgeBy noauthorWednesday, 15th October NS0 This much-loved Aussie fridge was a symbol of ‘suburban wellbeing’ in the post-war years. For much of the 20th century,...
Our community Manly home for boysBy richardmichellMonday, 13th October NB0 The site of a block of units at 15 Stuart Street, Manly, has an interesting and contrasting history in the...
Our community 40 years of Don Bank MuseumBy noauthorWednesday, 1st October NS0 2021 marked the 40th anniversary of the opening of Don Bank Museum, the oldest wooden house in North Sydney. Its...
Our community Narrabeen street and the first fleetBy noauthorWednesday, 24th September PW0 A street on the Peninsula was named after a first fleet farmer who was unlucky not to be much, much...
Our community Passion for peddlingBy noauthorWednesday, 17th September NS0 A well-known Cammeray personality pioneered long-distance cycling on the North Shore. Cycling in Sydney is very different from peddling around...
Our community Australia’s first silver screen starBy richardmichellWednesday, 10th September NB0 The Manly Waterworks – famous for its role in the movie BMX Bandits, where a young Nicole Kidman, rode down...
Our community The women behind Hegarty’s FerriesBy noauthorWednesday, 3rd September NS0 The 1950s was a tumultuous decade for Sydney’s mass transport. In 1958, the city’s tram system, then the largest in...
Our community Protecting our pine-lined promenadeBy richardmichellWednesday, 27th August NB0 A military move to cut down the Manly beachfront pine trees during World War Two was scuppered at the eleventh...
