Author: Donal Pattison Carr

Mulberry tree

1940s — 1950s Spit Road, Warringah Road

In the 1940’s and 1950’s, on the south east corner of the intersection of Spit Road and Warringah Road stood a large Federation house, set well back from Spit Road. Close to the street corner was a large mulberry tree which provided leaves for many local children to feed their silk worms (me included). Perhaps […]

Two cub scouts c1947

c1947 Ryrie Street

Here we have Donal Carr (left) and Dick Pollitt about to set off for a cub camp c1947. In the background is Donal’s mother Gwen, and Rohan the cat, named after “the man in grey” a movie of that era.The house is 4 Ryrie Street.