Author: Donna Braye

Block’s Block

1965 — 2006 Awaba Street

Breda and I married in 1965 shortly after she joined me from the USA. At first we shared a flat in Spruson Street, Neutral Bay. This was a convenient and happy enough situation with our apartment having views over the Warringah Expressway. Then, in the course of construction, no need for an alarm clock here, […]

1 Ryries Parade

1934 — 1937 Ryries Parade

I think I was about 10 years old when we moved into what was I think was number 1 Ryries Parade. I say ‘I think’ because the number 1 was on our letter box but one day when I was walking up the other end of Ryries Parade I saw that there was a number […]